158 DOGS: THEIR MANAGEMENT. 



The above quantity will be ample for the largest dog 

 one-eighth will be enough for a small animal and for 

 a mere pup, an ounce of the fluid is often sufficient. In. 

 these cases, however, I always continue the injection 

 until it is returned, the object not being to have it retain- 

 ed ; but simply to lubricate the part, and thereby facilitate 

 the passage of the faeces, while by distending the rectum, 

 that intestine is stimulated to expel its contents. The 

 ether and laudanum are introduced to guard against the 

 possibility of irritation. If a more than usual disposition 

 to costiveness be observed, twice a week a meal of liver, 

 chopped very fine, is allowed ; but even this should be 

 given only after there is absolute proof of its necessity. 



Of the cough, however distressing it may be, I take no 

 notice. I do nothing for its relief, but persevere in the 

 tonic treatment, and become more strict in my directions 

 concerning diet. The cough is only one of the symptoms 

 attendant on the disorder, and the measures likely to 

 mitigate its severity will aggravate the disease ; while by 

 attacking the disorder, we destroy the cause,' and with 

 that the effect also disappears. 



The eyes I treat, or rather refuse to treat, upon the 

 same principle. Whatever may be the appearance they 

 present even though the animal should be actually blind, 

 the eye of a dull thick white color on its entire surface, 

 and the centre of the cornea ulcerated nevertheless I 

 let them alone, and turn a deaf ear to the entreaties 

 which call on me to relieve so terrible an affliction : I 

 forbid even the discharge to be washed off. Nothing must 



