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ascertain where the lameness is. I can find nothing in the foot or any indication 

 of soreness in the leg or shoulder; where he steps on that foot he places it out 

 beyond a natural position, and walks with his leg projected. He is in good 

 health; had the distemper when four months old. What is the ailment? Please 

 prescribe." 



Answer. "The lameness is located in the stifle joint. Add one ounce of the 

 tincture of arnica 'to a pint of witch hazel, and apply two or three times a day 

 with gentle friction and hand rubbing, fifteen minutes at a time." 



MUMPS OR PAROTITIS. "I have a dog that has a swelling on each side of his 

 head, below ears, that comes on suddenly. The dog is very droopy, and carries 

 his head stiff, and does not eat very much. What can be done for him?" 



Answer. "From the symptoms shown above your dog has parotitis or mumps, 

 which is an effection of the parotid glands, and in this case both of the glands are 

 affected. When the disease first makes its appearance warm applications to the 

 swellings are indicated, in the form of warm water or poultices, and on account 

 of the difficulty in keeping poultices on from the dog shaking head, etc., stimulat- 

 ing liniments might be used, such as soap liniment, which should be applied twice 

 daily, or use yellow oxide of mercury ointment, well rubbed into the skin over the 

 enlargement. Should the swelling show no tendency to become smaller in a few 

 days it would indicate the formation of an abscess in the gland, which should be 

 carefully opened and treated with some antiseptic injection, as creolin 3 per 

 cent, in water. The appetite will return after the swelling and acute stage of 

 the disease has passed off." 



DOG SLOBBERING. "I would like to ask the cause of a dog's slobbering. K6 

 has no appetite." 



Answer. "Examine the mouth for foreign bodies and the teeth particularly 

 for decay. If either condition exist prompt attention is indicated. Wash out the 

 mouth with the following solution: Permanganate of potash one part; alum three 

 parts, chlorate of potash five parts, water one hundred parts Use freely four or 

 five times a day." 



RHEUMATIC CONDITION. "My pointer, three weeks old, and naturally fat, since 

 she has had a litter of puppies, has been lame in one hind-leg, favoring it as she 

 travels. The leg seems thinner than the opposite one and recently she travels on 

 said leg and favors one of the front legs, running on three. I think it must be 

 internal as she has not been hurt. I have tried liniment but to no avail." 



Answer. She is rheumatic. Give her a teaspoonful of Fellows' Syrup of 

 Hypophosphites three times a day for six weeks, give five grains of salol twice a 

 day for two weeks, feed her anything she will eat, do not over-exercise or expose 

 to cold or dampness, and hand rub the limb twenty minutes at a time three times 

 a day." 



SORE FEET IN HUNTING DOGS. During hunting season, when dogs are run on 

 rough hard ground, the feet may become sore, sometimes in the pads, sometimes 

 between the toes, or both. A solution of sulphate of copper, one dram to an ounce 

 of water, is good for the sores between the toes, and a strong solution of white 

 oak bark is another remedy, especially for the sore pads. 



SUCKING EGGS, To BREAK DOGS OF. Make a small hole in each end of an egg 

 and blow out the contents, Then fill the shell with a mixture of strong mustard 

 aud red pepper, paste pieces of white paper over the holes and allow the dog to 



