t, 1864-] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



461 



M. AVENT'S BLACK, WHITE AND TAN ENGLISH SETTER DOG "RUSH GLADSTONE." 

 Winner 01 WW National Held Trials Derby. 



same or nearly tin- same age, that has rained nearly the same 



number of litters of pups," for x'.'OU of my own money. If a 



i a bet is desired. 1 know parties who are willing to make 



it much larger. This I think is a fair offer, and a good elumee 



iaiive merits of pointer and setter with regard 



to their lasting dualities. I would like a six hour or a. whole 



day race, and althj iij i oy itch Is deaf and blind of one eye, 



I would ask no odds of udy setter biteii with two good eyes 



aud good ears. I wiS take the issue according to held trial 



rules, or -findiug alone, as maybe desired, and guarantee a 



mie 10 am- eomer. 1 hare, no pre.iudiee against setter,. 



I love a good dog of either breed, but I want to see the uoble 



get fait- play. LrKE W. White. 



Tuomasvu.le, North Carolina. 



THE KENNEL HOSPITAL. 



V ,_ THE TREATMENT OB DISEASE. 



utes whieh are applicable 10 

 sease. The first thing to do 

 1 comfortable place. taking care 

 ious one, he is isolated from 

 attended with danger to man. 



rpHERK are certain gee. 



L most eases of injurs 



iok clog is to put h 



that if the disease be a < 



,, ais 



he is safely secured. 



The comfort of a dog depends some what on his habits. 



when separated from their owners, fret or sulk 



1 in • I . .1; which may injuriously affect their recovery. 



The,,e, peculiarities are not to be treated as mere whims, and 



a,irded. Thev mast be carefully looked 10. The essential 



comforts are an equable temperature, a dry lied, fresh air. and 



quiet, The nest tiling to do is to remove, any sort of irritation, 



.■ > . ;i doc in tits should be protected from light aud noise: 



water should be kept away from an animal with acute irrita- 



Uon of stomach: a collar should not be left on a dog with a 



Bore tfcroa : . nor should he he tied dp. Having tended to the 



iiatieufs .i'lri, and removed all annoyances, we must find 



ur ,1 an, ol r. ■ .<■ :i c, ■■>:,-■ to auv of the functions of the 

 body. and. if so, remove them. Sometimes, instead of obsi fac- 

 tions, we tind excessive activity and a consequent dram upon 

 thesystem. Loss of blood is a Very evident dram, but any 

 other fluid Bowing from the body in excess, may cause nearly 



as pronounecu ai effect Bite] ■; large 



number of pups often sulfer injuriously from the drain of milk. 

 Long-continued or viol el i1 diarrli excessive action of the 

 kidney.-, or great, suppuration from a woimd or auitbscc-s. are 

 all drains upon the system, which require judicious CB icting 

 Should great pain exist, we mu-t try to alleviate if: and we 

 do so by local .soothing applications, or in some cases by the 

 administration of drugs. In diseases of any duration we must 

 odily Btrength, as debility is. unfavorable 

 to the tinn-ii r 1 1-1 initiation of all diseases. In short, the prin- 



-I,,,.. : ollowedintreatrngdiseasedis^o n»-i</ nature by 



The administration of alcohol in the form of wine or brandy is 

 sometimes advisable. In eases of great prostration it may be 

 given in a little beef tea or water. I prefer it always mixed 

 with a nutritive fluid, not. with plain water. The use of 

 stimulants is. however, greatly abused. Their repeated 

 >ick dogs induces derangement of the stomach 



a-t-,l 



at 



a In 



In 



■ribs 



to prolonged Ik 



its dark color - 

 iding i 



healthv appetite 

 ■ it is a nutritive 

 beef tea the 



lid estimate th 



pro 



d strong smell. This 

 , ._ cut leaii meat into thin pieces, place it in cold 

 ..ater to which 8 little salt has been added, and let it, stand 

 for some time, hours if possible. Then cover the vessel with a 

 lid and put in the oven, or empty the meat and water into a 

 saucepan, bring it slowly to the boil, and boil for five minutes. 

 The result is e straiw-cplored hnid capable of being directly 

 absorbed through the walls of the stomach. The dark floc- 

 Culent particles of beef tea are not desirable, and should be 



sti 1 



,ed out whe 



especially fh 



the paiie 

 1 jelly, is ! 

 Kelstine 



:ch 



effect, as in 

 pretty appe 



mplv so much additional indi 

 whether obtained by boilinf 

 jfthH manufactuied article, is o 

 naterial, and with dogs has uot tin 

 netimes enticing the appetite by iti 



la 



THE 1 



A5D USES OP DRUGS, 



1 1 . .. roli:-! ■-■!■'. I j Is a- :.' I ' a ■ a:,,, 



the judicious use of medicines. Unfortunately, iu dog practice, 

 drugs are employed in the most reckless and ignorant manner. 

 Nearly every kennel-man has a few prescriptions, which he 

 values highly, and treats in about the same intelligent manner 

 that a savage does a charm. These form ul<e when seen, are 

 found to be such as were used in human me " 

 years ago. They contain drugs the, very n; 

 almost been forgotten, and the actions of wli 

 they are poisonous) are not understood by any c 

 materia medico we employ some drugs the act 

 know what thev will di 



■ of which ha 



do it, 



upa 



iup 



ider the 



•els, 



eha 



all 



likeh 



a A rational attention to these indications is far more 

 likely to be beuefteial to the animal than any imitai ive rule of 

 1 ait. Good nursing is most important, but it. consists 

 noi in I'us-iness and constant interference with the patient. 

 but in doing everything which we know- to be beneficial and 

 nothing more. It requires a big confidence iu nature, and 



:1 more by the brain than the heart. 



Dieting in disease is of the utmost; importance. Food 

 should never be forced upon an animal until it is evident that 

 1 he want of it is causing iujurv. It. is better for a dog to 

 voluntarily cat one ounce than be. forced to eat ten. Care 



Bhoi 



ial tn 



3 the ., 

 Mte their actio: 



if agents called alterati 



don't know how. To say that they ''altei 

 simply to beg the question, or to say, as ol 

 that "thev neutralize morbid materials t 

 blood," is simply to state what in most casi 

 not. The;,- are a group of dangerous artie, 

 onous, and, strange to say. the most sough! 

 Hind kennel men. Arsenic, mercury, and c 

 of these agents; and. although thai- a , 

 winch observation has shown them to be u 

 action is a mystery, and we employ them( 

 we do not know how a medicine acts, it is 

 unless a large number of reliable observati 

 records enable us to say that it is valuable 

 conditions. There are anumber of drugs wl 

 employed, aud which can do little liar 

 agenis the amateur should trust to. Sum 

 and plain in their action, may be misehiev. 

 action in the dog not required— such are 

 which cause vomiting. How is it that erne 

 used for dogs— that the treatment of diste 

 is so often commenced by their administi 

 is simply that the practice of canine met 

 senile imitation of human practice, but 

 behind the time. A generation a 

 indispensable to open the campaign agair 

 1- liardlv ever used but by the e 



In modern 

 of which is 

 id how they 



:ents which, acting 



I which we 



s they certainly do 



or likely to irritate the stomach. Some medicines can be bene- 

 ririall , tan'seri with the dog's food, but care should be taken so 

 to do this that the animal does not discover it. There are 

 casi - in which the detection of medicine by a dog is followed 

 iv a oii-i.m- refusal to eat similar food "for along time, and 

 this abstention might be most regrettable in a ease, of disease. 

 Some medicine* act. best on an empty stomach, in fact, all are 



■,,,_,.,- r, v- ,. mi ...:,, ; ■■.,! a. a ■■ion: and we have only to 



remember that rapid absorption is not. always advisable. A r- 

 senic and mix vomica are drugs that should always be given 

 when the stomach contains food, as then their violent action 

 on the system is avoided. 



Administration of Medicine. — Drugs are given to dogs either 

 in the form of powders, pills, or draughts. Powders are very 

 simple, and if small and tasteless are easily given by throwing 

 them into the hack of the mouth. Larger powders, not of a 

 disagreeable taste or smell, maybe mixed with the food. Pills 

 are the handiest form in which drugs can be given, because 

 we, are certain of the exact quantity an animal gets when he 

 swallows it. Powders mixed in food may be left in whole or 

 m part, and draughts may be spilled. "Of course there are 

 many agents which cannot be made, into pills. When possible 

 we should adopt that form. Pills may lie given by force or 

 artifice. To force a pill, open the dog's mouth by pressing his 

 cheeks between his teeth with the left hand, then drop the 

 pill as far back as possible, and give it a push with the linger 

 of the right, hand. This method is more easily effected with 

 a large pill. To deceive a dog into taking a pill, the medicine 

 should be in as small a compass as possible, and buried in some 

 article which the animal is likely to bolt. Meat is best. The 

 surest way of doing it, is to cut three pieces of meat about the 

 size of hazel nuts— cubes, not thin slices. Make a hole in one 

 piece, and bury the pill in it: First give a piece without the 

 pill, so that the animal on biting it finds nothing unusual. 

 The first piece is always received "with suspicion and bitten. 

 »x1 "ive the piece containing the pill, and at the same time 

 show the third piece, which causes the dog to more quickly 

 bolt, the all-important morsel that, he may get, the third bite. 



Fluid medicines may be given from a spoon or a bottle when 

 they are of a nature such as to prohibit their being added to 

 articles of food. In using a spoon, force tne mouth open with 

 the left hand, and with the right place the spoon against the 

 roof of the mouth. By firmly keeping the spoon against the 

 upper jaw the animal's head is kept up, and the chances of 

 any fluid heing spilt are lessened. Large dogs and bad tem- 

 pered ones are more easily drenched by first placing a tape 

 muzzle on the nose and then using a "bottle. The head is 

 raised, the Up on the side drawn up above the tape so as to 

 form a funnel, in which the. fluid is poured a little at a time. 

 fluids should never be forced on a dog with a sore throat, as 

 they may then cause choking. Caustic or irritant substances, 

 such as ammonia or turpentine, should always be well diluted 

 in a good solvent before being given, and volatile substances, 

 such as ether, should never be mixed with warm water, as 

 thei e is not only great loss of the agent, but the fumes are very 

 iraitann a MedicWs may also be administered bv injection 



., drugs 

 largely 



staiaaa 



nploy them least. 



disc; 



- aJn 

 No 



meat, between the hack teeth will induce a dog 10 bite and 

 swallow it, Once he swallows a piece he will usually] 



thoop. ,; hingsfor easy digestion and nutrith 



value, raw, lean flesh is the best. In the worst cases, when 

 appetite has utterly gone, beef tea and broth may have to be 

 gi\eu;aud it should be remembered that of these the clear 

 illusion- are best. A thickened broth is always indigestible. 



.1 amateur, who 

 lowing nothing and caring less 

 as to the way and wherefore of his practice. 



,, 1 ,' fi./i'ic/zies.— Having made up our minds that it 

 is desirable to produce a certain action upon the patient, we 

 have to select the drug best suited for the purpose. Now all 

 me dicines act aft-r being absored, and their actious are lost if 

 thev are speecUty ejected from the stomach. We must remem- 

 ber" that vomiting in dogs is easily induced, and that therefore 

 it is advisable to select, drugs free from nauseous smell or taste. 



THE AMERICAN ENGLISH BEAGLE CLUB. 



'a TTXCEPTION has been taken by the Forest ami Stream 

 is JAi and '•(). \V. R." to the name ''American English Beagle 

 St , Club" and the suggestion offered to prune it down to simply 



, 1 the •''Beagle Club," as being sufficiently definitive. 



E. P.. C. was organized to advance the interests of 



..■ J.- in America, and to educate fanciers as to 



a 1 ,,,,,_ ,11- nigs of this breed alone. 



not propose to take Care of the bench-leg beagle, nor 



ibe hfs points : neither do we intend to devote Our 



,v the benefit of that peculiar dog, the American 



ive leave them in the hands of their friends. 



the foregoing it will be seen that there are three 



: . and if "The Beagle Club" was fixed upon 



ime of the association, where would we rirawthe Line' 



to presc 



efforts I 



hes.a'le; 

 From 



