THE MANAGEMENT 
DISEASES OF THE DOG. 
. CHAPTER I. | 
GENERAL MANAGEMENT. 
FOOD, KENNEL ARRANGEMENT, 
EXERCISE, DISINFECTION, 
WASHING, » ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICINE, 
GROOMING, NURSING. 
CLOTHING, 
FOOD. 
How much evil accrues from the want of a proper system 
and, in many cases, knowledge of administering food, and 
of the kind requisite, it is impossible to say. That many ° 
of the diseases to which the canine species are subject, and 
especially of the digestive organs, are due to ignorance and 
neglect of this subject, is no exaggeration. 
The organism of the dog is peculiar: his digestive 
powers are undoubtedly great, but the process by which 
digestion is accomplished is slow. Hence, he does not 
require more than one, or, if in full exercise and work, two 
substantial meals per day. The food should be plain, 
wholesome, nutritious, and, as far as possible, compatible 
with the circumstances under which the animal exists. 
Sugar, buttered bread, hot toast, muffin, preserves, 
fancy biscuits, tea, sweetmeats, and such like, are items 
never intended to enter a canine bill of fare. And yet 
how often ‘is the reply given, when the attendant alleges 
his patient is suffering from indigestion: ‘ But he has had 
nothing to disagree’ with him ; the poor little dear eats 
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