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and a little only should be administered every hour or 

 half-hour, as the case may require. From half a pint to 

 a quart, divided so as to allow of a portion being given at 

 the stated periods, will be sufficient for a large or small 

 animal, the quantity being proportioned to the size. 

 When the creature is so far exhausted that it is no longer 

 willing or able to lap, the nourishment should be adminis- 

 tered by means of a tube passed down the throat or into 

 the oesophagus ; for if given with a spoon, as the breath- 

 ing is always disturbed, the consequence may be fatal, 

 from the fluid being drawn into the lungs. The food 

 should always be made fresh every morning ; and none 

 left from the previous day ought on any account to be 

 mixed with it, more especially if the weather be at all 

 warm. 



These directions may to some appear needlessly par- 

 ticular ; but so rapid are the terminations of canine dis- 

 eases, and so acute are they in their development, that 

 while the tax upon the patience is not likely to be of long 

 duration, the care demanded during their existence must 

 be unremitting. 



Exercise is next to food, and if of one dogs generally 

 have too much, of the other few have enough. In towns, 

 if dogs are kept, a chain and collar should always be at 

 hand. The servants should be ordered to take the crea- 

 tures out whenever they go upon their errands, and an 

 occasional free journey with the master will be a treat 

 which will be the more enjoyed because of the habit thus 

 enforced. 



