British Dogs at Work 



a wound should be treated with any disin- 

 fectant fluid that may be at hand. Bad 

 cuts on the feet will require binding up and 

 dressing daily. Occasionally you will find 

 that eczema causes a dog to nibble the 

 pads of his feet raw, and the quickest way 

 to efiect a cure is to bandage the foot, as 

 recommended above. Many dogs persist in 

 tearing off the bandaging material as soon 

 as you have put it on, and the only thing 

 to be done then is to make a broad leather 

 collar, sufficiently stiff to prevent the neck 

 being bent far enough to reach the wound. 

 Such a collar is necessary too at times to 

 prevent a dog biting himself raw when he 

 has an eczematous irritation in any par- 

 ticular spot. I have known a dog take 

 all the skin off for Some inches square. 

 Fortunately their flesh has a wonderful 

 recuperative power, and it is a rare thing 

 for any serious trouble to ensue. 



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