. The management and diseases of the dog. Dog breeds; Dogs. 342 The Management and Diseases of the Dog, RICKETS (Rachitis). One of the most troublesome affections to which young dogs are subject is the one termed " ; The larger species, arid especially those highly bred, are chiefly liable to this affection, but it is by no means so common in canine pathology as many persons are led to believe. All bandy or crooked-legged whelps are not rickety, any more than are children similarly deformed from premature walking or careless nursing. Rickets depends on, or consists in, a viti
. The management and diseases of the dog. Dog breeds; Dogs. 342 The Management and Diseases of the Dog, RICKETS (Rachitis). One of the most troublesome affections to which young dogs are subject is the one termed " ; The larger species, arid especially those highly bred, are chiefly liable to this affection, but it is by no means so common in canine pathology as many persons are led to believe. All bandy or crooked-legged whelps are not rickety, any more than are children similarly deformed from premature walking or careless nursing. Rickets depends on, or consists in, a vitiated or abnormal condition of bone structure—in other words, defective nutrition ; there is a deficiency of earthy matter and a pre- ponderance of animal matter, and the bones, from this cause. FIG. 32. DOG WITH RICKETS. SKETCHED FROM LIFE. being soft, muscular action and weight bring about the various deformities met with in this disease. The morbid unhealthy state of system created by inter-breeding, has a strong influence in the production of a rachitic diathesis. The bones of the limbs, the fore ones more particularly, are. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hill, John Woodroffe, d. 1909. Philadelphia, Gebbie & Company
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