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the feet for twenty-four hours with linseed meal 

 so as to reduce the inflammation; then paint 

 tlie bottom of the feet three times a day with a 

 three per cent solution of the bichloride of 

 mercury ; nothing equals it as a grower of shoe 

 leather for dogs, and within forty-eight hours 

 the dog, which, to all appearances, appeared to 

 be laid up for a week or ten days, will be able to 

 walk around fairly comfortably. 



LAMENESS. 



Lameness may be ascribed to innumerable 

 causes. Thorns sometimes work up into the sole 

 or between the toes, or a sudden wrench may 

 afifect the muscles of the back or a ligament of 

 the legs or shoulders. Field dogs are seriously 

 affected with rheumatism as the result of a 

 sudden chill caused from a cold rain or a damp 

 kennel. When the dog is called in the morning 

 and does not respond, and is not incHned to 

 move, or comes dragging himself out with his 

 back arched or forefeet advanced, and shrinks 

 from the hand, it can be set down that he has 

 rheumatism. He is sore all over; the fore- 

 quarters generally are affected, and even if the 

 animal is able to move, a stiffness is noticed in 

 the forelegs, particularly when moving down 

 hill, where the weight is thrown forward. 



Even a slight attack of this kind should re- 

 ceive treatment. Give the patient a warm 

 bath, in a warm room, rub dry and carefully 



