The encyclopaedia of the kennel - a complete manual of the dog, its varieties, physiology, breeding, training, exhibition and management, with articles on the designing of kennels (1913) (14787957383)

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Title: The encyclopaedia of the kennel : a complete manual of the dog, its varieties, physiology, breeding, training, exhibition and management, with articles on the designing of kennels
Year: 1913 (1910s)
Authors: Shaw, Vero Kemball
Subjects: Dogs
Publisher: London : George Routledge of Sons
Contributing Library: Webster Family Library of Veterinary Medicine
Digitizing Sponsor: Tufts University



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little meat orpaunches, but as a staple food they are not to be recom-mended. (See Feeding?) Poultices, as in the case of human beings, are oftenvery useful in reducing pain in cases of inflammation.The most serviceable is a poultice made of linseed inthe following way : Take a sufficiency of linseed meal,place it in a basin, cover it with boiling water, and stirwith a table-knife until it is thoroughly mixed, when itmay be applied. Of course it must not be put on if it isso hot that the dog will be scalded, but it ought to be quitewarm. It is best to enclose the poultice in a piece of linenor muslin, in order to keep the meal from clinging to thehair of the dog ; and if the poultice is applied for the pur-pose of drawing the matter out of a wound, a little oil maybe smeared on the cloth beforehand to prevent it sticking.Mustard poultices are useful in cases of bronchitis, pneu-monia, and the like, but it is best to add a little linseedmeal to them. (See Nursing^ 152 :S,.--*,i.--,«:y
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;SpK:;::&ft»-»*e»W«-»:^^ POVERTY OF BLOOD—PREPARING FOR SHOW Poverty of Blood may be a result of constitutionalweakness or bad feeding, and the only course to pursuein such cases is to provide the dog with a sufficiency ofstrengthening nourishment, such as beef-tea and boiledmutton mixed with pearl-barley, plenty of fresh air, gentleexercise, and a tonic. For the latter purpose SprattsPatent Tonic Condition Pills will be found most efficacious.(See Debility.) Preparing for Show.—There is not very much artrequired to bring a dog into the show-ring in good con-dition, provided that the person entrusted with the dutyhas good material and a healthy animal to work upon,and that proper attention is paid by him to the questionsof feeding, exercising, kennelling, and grooming. A dogthat is intelligently cared for under normal conditions willnot require much tuning up for exhibition, but his ownerwill naturally be anxious that he should look smart andhard, that his muscles should