108 DISEASES OF THE GREYHOUND. 



TETANUS. 



After the above summary of the signs of inflammation, I shall 

 now proceed to the description of tetanus, which is so rare in 

 the dog as scarcely to demand a lengthened description. I have 

 only seen one case, which was the result of a severe laceration 

 occasioned by a badger. In this instance the foot had been 

 literally smashed by the teeth of the badger. Intense inflam- 

 mation came on, and on the third or fourth day the jaw of the dog 

 became rigid, the neck was bent to one side, and in spite of large 

 doses of opium, &c., he died on the sixth or seventh day from the 

 bite. Chloroform appears to exert great influence over the ner- 

 vous system in tetanus, when occurring to man, and it would be 

 worth while to try its effect in the dog, using the cold douche to 

 the head and spine at the same time. The inhalation may be 

 easily managed by holding a sponge with chloroform on it to the 

 nose of the dog till his spasms are relaxed, and then applying ice 

 or the cold douche to the head and spine. In a valuable grey- 

 hound, suffering from tetanus occasioned by an accident, this plan 

 would deserve a trial, as the dog, if he recovered, would not be 

 permanently injured. Indian hemp is also said to exert great 

 power over tetanus, and might be tried in ten-grain doses every 

 four hours. 



