DOGS. 91 



The causes are not far to seek. In many a man's out-door 

 pursuits, the dog has a share. His courage makes him run into 

 all sorts of danger, and his pluck gets him crushed beneath a 

 foot or a wheel, within sight of those who most care for him. 



Simple fractures will usually reunite except in very old 

 dogs, and restoration to soundness may be looked for. 



Compound fractures with wound or open joint, do not offer 

 much prospect of recovery, and a merciful death is the best 

 treatment. 



All that is necessary to set a broken bone successfully is, to 

 bring the ends together and so secure them in apposition that 

 they shall not be disturbed until nature has thrown out some 

 plastic material which later on will turn into bone. 



A padding of soft stuff" should be placed next the skin, -and 

 the splint be made as light as possible, consistent with strength. 



Stiff brown paper is strong enough for some tiny terriers 

 and fancy dogs, while the massive St. Bernards will require 

 gutta percha and wooden splints of stout substance. In the 

 case of a broken leg, the bandaging should commence from 

 the foot and be rolled on, upwards. Without this precaution 

 the foot swells and the splint may have to be removed at a 

 critical time in the repairing process. A veterinary surgeon 

 should be employed in case of fracture. 



The time to apply Elliman's is when the splint is removed 

 and a callus remains. The lameness is prolonged by the 

 presence of this superfluous material; and Elliman's will assist 

 nature to remove it in half the usual time, and give renewed 

 strength and vigour to the wasted muscles that have been 

 thrown out of use. The EUliman's should be employed in 

 small quantities, and with plenty of gentle but sustained friction 

 with the hand. 



BOWELS. 



Inflammation of the bowels is frequently fatal in dogs. 



Causes.— Chills, neglected colic, impaction, lodgment of 

 bones and foreign bodies, and sometimes it comes as a sequel 

 of distemper. 



