FRACTURES AND DISLOCATIOXS 101 



long to extend over the whole straight surface of the limb, 

 and should be four in number, one for the front of the leg, 

 one for the back, and one for either side. Before applying 

 them, the inside of each should be smeared with hot pitch 

 or cobbler's wax, so that they will adhere to the bandage 

 and not slip, and then over this another long bandage, an 

 inch and a half wide, soaked in a thick solution of common 

 starch, should be bound round the limb from top to bottom. 



The dog should be afterwards put in a quiet place, 

 where he can rest and not move about. If the next day 

 the part of the limb below the bandage is swollen, the 

 latter should be loosened for a short time, and tightened 

 again when the swelling subsides. The dog should be 

 kept on a low diet ; and give a dose of castor oil, or, if a 

 small dog, three bryonia pilules for a couple of days. For 

 fractures of the ribs (simple fractures) a bandage should 

 be placed several times round the chest, and the dog kept 

 restful and on low diet for a few days. 



Dislocations are more easily managed if looked to at 

 once. The dog goes suddenly lame and seems in great 

 pain, and the joint appears fixed. By moving and pulling 

 the bone try to get it back, but great force is sometimes 

 required. The dog should be rested afterwards, and 

 apply plenty of hot fomentations. 



Choking 



When a dog chokes, try in the first instance to remove 

 the obstruction by gently working the throat till it can be 

 moved up or down. If it does not yield to this treat- 

 ment, fasten a bit of sponge tightly to the end of a stick 

 dipped in sweet oil, and push it gently down the throat, 

 and, on touching the obstruction, press it steadily onwards, 

 and give the dog for a few days warm bread and milk. 



I have found the following plan answer. Give a little 

 brandy, and then hold the dog up by his hind legs and 

 head downwards, and by stroking the throat it will bring 

 the substance up. 



