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CANIXE AND FELINE SURGERY 



of the ear, or alters their natural conforma'ion or carriage, or shortens the 

 tail, or alters the natural formation of the dog, or any part thereof, has 

 been practised, or any other thing that has been done to deceive, except 

 in cases of necessary operation certified to the satisfaction of the Kennel 

 Club Committee.'" 



Previous to the passing of the above rule, one on the same 

 subject had come into force on August i6, 1901, and the one 

 in force at the present time is as follo^^'s : 



' No dog cropped after April 9, 189S, and no dog born after Alarch 31, 

 1895, nor Irish terrier born after December 31, 1889, can, if cropped, win 

 a prize at any show held under Kennel Club rules. This rule shall not 

 apply to rounding of foxhounds and harriers.' 



Fig. 54. — Natural Carriage 

 of Ears. 



Fig. 55- — Dog of same Breed 

 which has been cropped. 



The operation is, ho\\'ever, sometimes done in dogs other 

 than those used for show purposes, when one or both ears 

 have become so badh* lacerated or ulcerated that removal 

 of a large portion of either flap is necessarj'. The after- 

 deformit}- is not so great when the}- are made symmetrical. 



Operation. — To make them equal, a piece of cardboard is 

 cut of the required shape and laid on the injured flaps. 

 Under chloroform and strict antiseptic precautions (see 

 p. 2), the lacerated portion is trimmed off with sharp, strong 

 scissors along the margins of the cardboard, and the other 



