Chapter xljil 



IDISIEJ^SIES OIF IDOO-S- 



Structure of the Dog — Distemper — Diarrhea and Dysentery — Constifa 

 tion — Inflammation of the Bowels — Throat and Lung- Diseases — Goitre 



— Babies, or Hydrophobia — Internal Parasites of the Dog — The Round- 

 Worm — The Giant Strongle — The Tape- Worm — External Parasites 



— The Blood-Sucker — The Bird Louse — The Ear Louse — The Cat 

 Plea - - The Dog Plea — Remedies for "Worms — Remedies for Mange. , 



"N 



EVER despair of a dog's restoration to health ; he may begin 

 to come round when least expected," says an English au- 

 thority. It is hard to kill a dog ; and sometimes, when dis» 



Fig. 1404.— Skeleton of the Dog. 



ease fails, medicine may do it. The anatomical structure and di- 

 gestive organs of the dog show his remarkable vitality, and if rea- 

 sonable care is taken of him he may be rendered comparatively free 



from disease. 



(1053) 



