1 2 The Management and Diseases of the Dog. 



genuine disinfectants is imperative. Amongst those 

 chiefly in use may be mentioned Condy's Fluid, Sir Wm. 

 Burnett's, Chloride of Lime, various carbolic and coal tar 

 preparations, and last, but not least, " Sanitas." The latter 

 apart from its powerful deoderizing properties, possesses 

 not only a fragrant, but a refreshing odour, and has there- 

 fore attractions — especially for the pet house-dog's toilet. 

 At canine exhibitions, where on other occasions the 

 effluvia from the urine and intestinal excreta have been 

 controlled only by an objectional amount of carbolic dis- 

 infectant, almost equally overpowering, Sanitas has been 

 found to do its work pleasantly and effectually. I have 

 long used it in various forms in my practice, especially the 

 post-mortem department, in which I should feel incomplete 

 without at least possessing Sanitas soap,- which I also 

 recommend to be used in washing dogs after suffering 

 from skin disease, especially mange. 



ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICINE. 



This is often a troublesome process with canine patients ; 

 the usually affectionate, obedient, and harmless pet be- 

 comes {through fear and mental excitement) snappish and 

 resistful. And a general complaint the veterinary attend- 

 ant hears is : " It's no use, sir, we can't give him the medi- 

 cine ; the more we try, the more he struggles, fights, and 

 bites." This in the majority of cases is so. The reason 

 for which is that, as a rule, strength versus system is the 

 plan adopted. As with ourselves, so with the dog, there 

 is a right and a wrong way in the taking or administering 

 of medicine. 



The medicine is in the form of a pill or draught. The 

 former may be given one of two ways; first, taking the ani- 

 mal in the lap, or rearing him up between the knees, the 

 upper part of the mouth is then grasped with the hand 



