DOGS. 97 



CLAWS, 



Inflammation of and scabbiness arouiid the claws and feet is 

 not confined to the sporting dog, all breeds are liable. 



Causes. — These are not always to be ascertained. One, and 

 that a frequent one, is the presence of parasites of a similar 

 nature to mange. In dogs confined indoors and upon carpeted 

 floors, this disease would seem to be the result of disuse, and a 

 dressing or two of the Emibrocation has been found to renew 

 the secretion of nail and render the skin healthy. The parasitic 

 form can be cured by using mange dressing. {See Mange, 

 page io8.) 



CLAWS OVERGROWN. 



These sometimes result from idleness, but not always. 

 Some defect of conformation may prevent the nail from getting 

 its share of wear, and from this the wild animals are not free. 

 All the carnivora are liable to deformed and in-grown nails. 



Treatment.— Shorten the nails little by little at difl'erent 

 times, or the quick will be cut, prove very painful, and bleed a 

 good deal. 



Dew claws in this condition should be removed. 



COLIC 



Puppies are more disposed to colic than adult dogs and may 

 be heard to cry out in evident pain. 



Cause. — Indigestion appears to be the almost invariable one. 



The presence of a foreign body produces similar pain but 

 does not pass off again so quickly. 



Treatment. — Massage with the Elliman's is the remedy and 

 very soon has the desired eff"ect. 



A stimulant may be given, such as a little ginger and 

 peppermint, or hot spirits, but the movements produced by 

 massage and stimulation from the EUiman's suffices in almost 



