DOGS. 89 



BITES, 



These are in the nature of punctured wounds, and in other 

 animals should be enlarged, but with dogs it is seldom necessary. 

 The application of Elliman's to the wound, and a good rubbing 

 all round about the place, will, with very few exceptions, result 

 in a speedy cure. If it does not do so, an abscess may be looked 

 for. {See Abscess, page 87.) 



Dogs of the bull type sometimes inflict much more serious 

 injuries, and a lacerated wound is the consequence. (See Cuts 

 AND WOUNDS, page 99). In connection with bites we feel it 

 incumbent upon us to take the opportunity of saying a few 

 words on 



RABIES, 



not that we have any remedy to offer, but because erroneous 

 statements are made in the daily press on this very important 

 subject. 



Rabies does not arise spontaneously. 



It must be communicated by the bite of, or inoculation by, 

 another animal who is himself affected with the disease at the 

 time. 



No treatment is of the least use. 



The danger to human life makes it the duty of every dog 

 owner to destroy an animal that has been bitten by a rabid dog. 



A dog that has bitten a human being, or another dog, should 

 not be immediately destroyed. 



He should be put in a place of security, and kept under 

 observation for nine to fifteen days. 



If rabid at the time of inflecting the injury, he will be dead 

 before the expiration of the quarantine above prescribed. 



BLADDER, 



The dog's bladder is occasionally the seat of inflammation. 



Causes. — Kicks, blows, falls, the presence of stone, and the 

 administration of improper drugs or the use of unsuitable 

 liniments. 



