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THE DISEASES OF THE DOG. 



a medium-sized dog. The bleeding may be checked by 

 removal of the ligature. Slitting the ear or cutting of the 

 tail are rough means of local bleeding, sometimes resorted 

 to in emergency. 



Bandaging is especially useful in cases of fracture, 

 hernia, and " canker of the ear." Dogs are very liable to 

 shift ordinary bandages, so pitch plaster, plaster of Paris, 

 gutta percha, and starch are used to stiffen and " set " 

 them in cases of fracture or dislocation. Peuch and 

 Toussaint insert a useful illustration of the means of 

 applying some forms of bandage to the dog. 



lie. 10. — A. Bandage des Oreilles v. Beguin. B. Abdominal bandage. 

 (Peuch and Toussaint.) 



Muzzling is valuable from a surgical point of view as 

 a means of protection of the surgeon and assistants during 

 operations ; also to prevent the patient gnawing irritable 

 parts in cases of disease or stimulant applications. The 

 open wire muzzle is the best for general use j occasionally 

 the perforated leather or punctured tin muzzle will be 

 required to prevent licking. The ordinary leather muzzle 

 answers very well in most cases, or a muzzle may be im- 

 provised out of an ordinary piece of seton tape by winding 



