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THE DISEASES OP THE DOG. 



dog which becomes affected with a fit in the public 

 thoroughfares ; such are to lance the mouth, slit the ear, 

 cut a piece of the tail off, give a full dose of salt and water 

 or a lump of tobacco, or throw the patient into an adjacent 

 pond, or rub his nose with syrup of buckthorn. It will be 

 observed that some of these measures are directed to the 

 removal of blood, which is seldom necessary. Mayhew's 

 suggestion that in hot weather owners walking with dogs 

 in the country should always carry about with them 

 laudanum, ether, and an injection syringe to administer a 

 dose with, will hardly be adopted, although he, "armed with 

 this, fearlessly faced the disorder which other veterinary 

 surgeons dread." The animal should, when seized with 

 a fit, be secured to prevent his running away when it is 

 over, cold water should be thrown on his head, and pro- 

 tection from the sun afforded. He should then be taken 

 home or to an infirmary quietly, and a dose of cathartic 

 medicine given. Strict attention to hygienic measures, and 

 the removal of all operative causes of this disorder, will be 

 of benefit, and belladonna or chloral may be resorted to 

 in cases when the fits tend to be successive. In chronic 

 tendency to fits the effects of a seton or a blister to the 



Pig. 58.— Superior. 



FIG. 59.— Inferior. 



Pig. 60.— Inner. 



Fig. 61.— Outer. 



Figs 58—61. — Aspects of cerebral hemispheres of cat (life size). 



