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quired. Cleanliness the bed being repeatedly changed 

 free exercise wholesome, not stimulating food and 

 fresh water are essential towards recovery. In no case 

 should the dog suffering under these complaints be allow- 

 ed to gorge or cram itself; but the victuals must be 

 withdrawn the instant it has swallowed sufficient to sup- 

 port "nature. 



CANKER WITHIN AND WITHOUT THE EAR. 



ELAINE treats of these two as different diseases. Youatt 

 speaks of them as the same disease situated on different 

 parts. As they differ in their origin and in their effects, 

 however closely they may be united, I hold Elaine's 

 arrangement to be the soundest, and therefore to that 

 I shall adhere. Water-dogs are said to be the most 

 liable to attacks of these disorders ; but I have not found 

 such to be the case. At the mouth of the river Ex, near 

 Exeter, Devonshire, for instance, there are numerous 

 dogs kept for the purpose of recovering the wild fowl, 

 by shooting of which their masters exist during winter. 

 Here is rather a wide field for observation ; but among 

 the many water-dogs there to be found, the canker both 

 internal and external is unknown; whereas there is scarce- 

 ly a dog kept in town, especially of the larger size, that 

 does not present a well-marked case of canker. The Lon- 

 don dog is, for the most part, over-fed on stimulating diet 

 (flesh), and kept chained up, generally in a filthy state. 

 The country dog gets plenty of exercise, being allowed 



