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well fed, and have little regular exercise, will often 

 fall into fits, if suffered to range at large. At the 

 beginning of the season many sporting dogs have fits ; 

 and when they once appear in a kennel, frequently 

 almost every dog will become affected by them. 



When a dog is seized with a fit which soon passes 

 off, place the animal under confinement and reduce 

 the quantity of food. Forbid all kinds of indulgence, 

 especially those of the table. Allow so much support 

 for the day; mince it small, and give it at four dif- 

 ferent times ; the whole being a rather spare support 

 for one day. 



When a sporting dog has a fit in the field, at once 

 have the animal led home Too many gentlemen 

 treat their sporting dogs as though life had no natural 

 rights appertaining to it. They confine the animal, 

 feeding it upon such refuse as the general dealer will 

 not purchase of the cook ; and then expect the animal 

 to answer every requirement when " the season " 

 comes round. Such expectations are always vain. 

 The exercise and the excitement of the chase acting 

 upon a brain newly released from imprisonment na- 

 turally give rise to fits, and the loss of service is the 

 proper reward of the master's perversity. 



Dogs not only have fits, but they also have fit on 

 fit without intermission for hours together; and in this 

 state the existence may depart. When such is the 

 case, bring the animal into quiet and under shelter 

 without loss of time. Then procure an ounce of sul- 

 phuric ether, and add to it half a pint of cold water. 

 Of this give every quarter of an hour one teaspoon- 



