324 THE MANAGEMENT AND DISEASES OF THE DOG. 



tion of matters which are prevented from escaping by their 

 natural outlet) internally, and lay the foundation for disease 

 of a strumous character, in addition to other disorders. 



With regard to constitutional trea'tment, iodine, iron, bark, 

 and cod-liver oil are the agents most to be relied upon. The 

 first-named drug may also be used externally, in cases pre- 

 senting enlarged glands or chronic abscess. 



The diet should be liberal and nutritious. Daily exercise, 

 and every thing calculated to invigorate the system should be . 

 adopted. 



Messrs. Gowing and Son record the following case of 

 " Scrofula in a Puppy." 



The morbid parts forwarded are from a bull puppy be- 

 tween two and three months old. He was brought to me on 

 the 9th instant, much emaciated and wasted, and from the 

 distended, pendulous condition of the abdomen, he was appa- 

 rently suffering from ascites. I requested the owner to leave 

 him with me. He died some time during the night. 



'■^Post-mortem, — Upon opening the abdomen, the cavity 

 was full of serous fluid, and upon slitting open the intestines 

 the mucous membrane was observed to be highly inflamed 

 through its entire course, but the peritoneal surface was only 

 slightly discolored in places. 



" Some worms were found in the intestinal canal, which 

 was somewhat contracted. The heart and liver I have for- 

 warded to you, as they both give evidence of the disease. 



" A furthur history of the animal from the owner was to 

 the effect that a fellow-pup died from the same disease, 

 having a distended abdomen, wasting of flesh, and showing 

 same symptoms as the pup alluded to. The father of these 

 pups was a fine specimen of the bull-dog, weighing upwards 

 of forty pounds; he was of the Wallace breed, a famous 

 strain. 



" Some time ago I operated upon him for a cartilaginous 

 growth on the cartilage of the eye ; he did very well, and at 

 t}iat time was in good health and blooming condition. His 



