86 DISEASES OF THE GREYHOUND. 



THE BEST REMEDY, in the early stage, is the warm bath every 

 day, at a temperature of 100 Fahrenheit, and with five or six 

 pounds of salt in every gallon of water. After coming out of this 

 the dog should be rubbed quite dry, and then should be well 

 rubbed with the liniment, as recommended for acute rheumatism. 

 I have also found great benefit from the Mistura Guaiaci in 

 ounce doses twice a day, and in severe cases it is well, after 

 giving up the warm bath, to put a seton behind and above 

 the elbow, taking care to keep a muzzle on the dog, which is 

 better than any bandage ; indeed, I know of none which a 

 dog will allow to remain on if he has the free use of his teeth. 



KENNEL-LAMENESS is a very similar complaint with regard to its 

 seat, but has an entirely different origin. It, however, is not 

 confined to the serratus, but appears to attack all the muscles of 

 the shoulder-blade, some more than others in one case, and the 

 reverse in other attacks, though apparently arising from the same 

 cause. This disease is chiefly confined to hounds, greyhounds, 

 pointers, and setters, and is, no doubt, produced by the chill 

 caused by putting them in a cold, damp kennel after they are 

 worn down by fatigue. Still, some dogs get the disease when 

 entirely confined to their kennels, but this is the exception 

 rather than the rule ; and I should hope that now-a-days few 

 masters would allow their dogs to be so much confined as to 

 show whether kennel-lameness can be produced irrespective of 

 fatigue. It may be known from chest-founder by the dogs 

 coming out of kennel lame and stiff, and by their being 

 unable or unwilling to run at all, much less to gallop. In severe 



