M DISSA8B8 or DOOS. 



IjOCK-TAW (Tetanus). — This is of very rare occurrence, 

 a fact all the more remarkable when we consider how liable the dog 

 is to various spasmodic affections. I have never seen a case of it my- 

 self, but Blaine describes it, and it is a recognised canine disease. It 

 is a form of t«tauus, and under that head Professor J. Woodroflfe Hill 

 describes the symptoms : " When the jaws only are affected, the head 

 is poked out, the jaws ajre tightly closed, the angles of the mouth are 

 drawn back, the mouth is filled with frothy saliva, and the eyes are 

 fixed in an unnatural and often hideous position." 



The person who is unfortunate enough to have a dog seized with 

 locked jaw should remove the sufferer to a quiet place on a good bed, 

 where the light is subdued and the dog will not -be liable to be 

 disturbed, and then consult the best veterinary surgeon within reach. 

 Even with the most skilful treatment a cm-e is very doubtful ; but as 

 a matter of duty and humanity no quack should be permitted to 

 experiment, or officious ignorance roughly handle the patient, for 

 such would only cause pain without the remotest hope of good 

 results. 



LOOSENESS OF THE BOWELS.— .See Diarbhcea and 

 Dysentery. 



ItV'SS.'BAGO.—See Rheumatism. 



LUNGS, INFLAMMATION OF (Fnenmonia ; Pleu- 

 risy— Inflammation of tlie Investing Membrane of the 

 Lungs, and tliat wMch. lines the Chest-Cavity— &c.).— 



These two diseases are sometimes co-existent, when it is known 

 as pleuro-pneumonia. It would be too much to expect an amateur 

 to distinguish between them ; but as the causes and treatment are 

 much the same, I shall continue to treat them as one disease. 

 This disease is of very common occurrence in dogs, and in many 

 cases proves fatal. When it exists as a complication of distemper 

 it is known as " chest distemper " ; but other of the respiratoiy 

 organs may be involved. 



The causes producing inflammation of the lungs are generally 

 exposure to severe cold, allowing dogs to swim during inclement 

 weather, clipping dogs or otherwise removing a greater part of 

 their natural covering, or washing them and afterwards exposing 

 them to excessive cold, especially if not thoroughly dried. In fact, 

 any sudden transition from a high to a low temperature may produce 

 it, especially in dogs of a delicate constitution and unused to rough- 

 ing it. Again, it may occur from over-exertion through running too 

 far, or from fractured ribs penetrating the lung-tissue. 



