380 THE DOG IN DISEASE. 



the lime. The person who undertakes this will not have 

 a pleasant task, and speedy escape will be necessary. 



After this has gone on for many hours, the building 

 may be aired, again sealed, and sulphur burned in it, the 

 fumes being retained for six to eight hours. Then, after 

 lime-washing all over or repainting, but little danger of 

 contagion exists. Of course, all vessels, etc., that have 

 been near the patient must be equally well disinfected. 



SURGERY OF THE DOG. 



It is lamentable that even yet much of the surgery, so 

 called, of the lower animals consists of cruel blisterings 

 and cuttings, anaesthetics not being used, while both the 

 instruments and the method of operating are of a very 

 primitive character and quite unworthy of the present 

 age. 



Our treatment of the subject of surgery must be brief, 

 for the same principles apply as in the case of the other 

 domestic animals and of man. The reduction of disloca- 

 tions, and especially the setting of fractures and all cutting 

 operations, should be undertaken only by those who have 

 the requisite expert knowledge and skill. 



However, we would remind the veterinary student and 

 practitioner that the dog probably feels pain more acutely 

 than any of our domestic animals, and that more than any 

 other is he capable, by reason of his intelligence, of co- 

 operating, or passively assisting, in surgical operations 

 when not of a nature requiring an anaesthetic. 



It is possible for one with but little anatomical knowl- 

 edge to become so familiar with the natural feel of the 

 joints, etc., of the dog that fractures and dislocations may 



