lO THE MANAGEMENT AND DISEASES OF THE DOG. 



uneven, and broken floors they are of great service. In half 

 an hour they may be swept off, and a little crude carbolic acid 

 dropped here and there, after which dress with the sawdust 

 or shavings. 



Mr. H. D. Kingdon, whose experience in the management 

 of dogs, particularly mastiffs, is considerable, ranging over a 

 period of forty years, and for whose sound opinion I entertain 

 the highest respect, informs me his kennels are constructed in 

 stables and shedding, and formed into loose boxes ; the floor- 

 ing is composed of asphalte, and is sloped from the sides to 

 the centre, and outwards to communicate with the common 

 drain. On this flooring he has a slight sprinkling of air-slacked 

 lime, and this is littered over with fern. The bench is com- 

 posed of a loose wooden floor, on planks separated a short 

 distance, and nailed across joists. (P^ig. i.) 



1 



Fig. I. 



The top line i is the bench, the oblique lines 2 2 the slop- 

 ing asphalte-floor. 



For full-grown dogs he uses four-legged bedsteads similar 

 to a table, with a ledge round the outside to prevent them 

 getting their legs between it and the wall, and sufficient space 

 is left to walk on two sides of the said table. 



ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICINE. 



This is often a troublesome process with canine patients • 

 the usually affectionate, obedient, and harmless pet becomes 

 {through fear and mental excitement) snappish and resistful 

 And a general complaint the veterinary attendant hears is '• 



