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unfortunate ones who have no owner, the poor fellows you so often see home- 

 less and friendless on the streets, many such I see, and while they lack pedigree, 

 yet they are dogs, and should find some one whio would be good enough to give 

 them a home, which all dogs deserve. I have now in my kennel one dog which I 

 call "Tramp" that I found, and while he has no pedigree and I could not even 

 tell you what breed he is, yet "Tramp" shows me every day by his actions, his 

 intelligence, and his so plainly show of affection for me that, while he is not 

 worth ten cents, yet he will find a good home, and just as good treatment as the 

 finest bulldog or pug that I own, and just as long as he lives., unless I can find 

 someone to whom I can give him, and who will treat and care for him as he 

 deserves. If you, my reader, as you will run across a homeless dog give him 

 a home, even if you could not tell what breed he is. He or she would fully 

 repay you for this kind act, and the good master above will reward you for it. 

 Every dog you see or meet deserves all of this. My motto is, "You can't do too 

 much for a dog." I have wandered from my subject Sunstroke. Treat it as you 

 would a person. Remove the dog quickly to some retired place, as cool as possible, 

 where he can get plenty of air, and apply ice to the head. If ice is not obtain- 

 able, cold water plentifully applied is the next best thing to do. Also give a 

 little whffeky. 



TEMPERATURE AND PULSE. As indications of health or departure from 

 the normal state the temperature and the moisture or dryness of the nose the 

 integument forming the walls of the nostrils are very delicate indicators, but, 

 if I may say so, they tell too much, and are too general, and do not enable us to 

 discriminate. When the nose is dry and hot we know the dog is out of sorts, 

 but we have to search for other symptoms to determine what is the matter. The 

 pulse and general temperature are important aids to diagnosis far too much 

 neglected. DALZTEL says: 



"The first thing a medical man does when he visits a patient is to feel the 

 pulse, and if there is a suspicion of fever of any kind, the temperature of the body 

 is carefully taken; this course, if followed with the dog, would assist the owner 

 in treating his animal in all inflammatory and febrile cases, such as distemper. 



"A dog's pulse varies from 90 to 100 beats per minute, the heart's action being 

 quicker in highly bred, nervous dogs, as, for instance, setters, pointers and bull- 

 dogs, and some finely bred toys. The owner should, for this reason, become 

 familiar with the temperature of his dog in health, so that he may be able to at 

 once detect a departure from the normal state. You can feel the pulse inside 

 the knee,' but in small dogs it is better to count the heart beats. If you 

 hold the left fore-leg up, with elbow slightly bent, the point of it will indicate 

 the place where the hand should be held flat, over it. 



"The temperature is gauged by inserting an ordinary clinical thermometer 

 in the rectum for half a minute, or in the mouth between the lip and teeth, 

 although the latter can only be done on a quiet subject. The temperature of the 

 dog normally varies from 100 degrees to 101 Fahrenheit. 



TETANUS. Pee LOCKJAW. 



TESTICLES, ENLARGED. When this occurs, acute pain is in most cases 

 present, while in other cases it seems to cause but little if any inconvenience. 

 Dogs past the middle age are usually the subjects, and obesity predisposes this 

 condition. Dogs which have not been allowed to be. bred are also so affected, but 

 it occurs quite often in stud dogs as well, also due to injuries. In treating such 



