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COSTIVENESS. 



Change the diet ; give gruel and slops ; and let the dog 

 have full liberty ; boiled liver will be found useful. If these 

 measures fail, give small doses of castor oil. 



I have not gone into the subject of canine diseases at any 

 great length ; for I hold all quackery in great abhorrence. 

 The less a dog is drugged the better ; and he will never be 

 unwell if allowed sufficient exercise, and be judiciously fed. 

 When illness presents itself, if you can procure advice, do so 

 at once ; if you cannot, use some simple remedy. If you 

 must yourself bleed your dog, tie a ligature round his neck, 

 and the vein will rise. Bleed the dog standing on his feet; 

 when he droops his head, or appears weak, cut the cord ; 

 the bleeding will stop of itself without the aid of a pin. 



Warts may be removed by the aid of caustic, and some- 

 times a ligature. 



I do not think that I have now left any necessary or useful 

 information undetailed. I have been induced to present this 

 book to the reader, by the conviction that no work on dogs 

 that has yet appeared, has emanated from the pen of a dog- 

 fancier, and that no other person is capable of satisfactorily 

 handling the subject. Whether or not I have succeeded in 

 doing so, will speedily appear from the reception my work 

 will meet with from the best of all judges the public. 



TH* END. 



