. A treatise on the diseases of the dog; being a manual of canine pathology. Especially adapted for the use of veterinary practitioners and students. Dogs. CANINE PHARMACY, MATERIA MEDICA, AND THERAPEUTICS. 25 it around the nose and securing it as in the accompanying figure, which explains Pro. 11.—Method of fastening tape on a dog's nose to muzzle him. (Mayhew.) The fore legs may need to be tied down by means of a towel to prevent the patient scratching. Big dogs may prove unamenable to reason and so need to be put under the influence of anaesthetics even for minor operations. It is
. A treatise on the diseases of the dog; being a manual of canine pathology. Especially adapted for the use of veterinary practitioners and students. Dogs. CANINE PHARMACY, MATERIA MEDICA, AND THERAPEUTICS. 25 it around the nose and securing it as in the accompanying figure, which explains Pro. 11.—Method of fastening tape on a dog's nose to muzzle him. (Mayhew.) The fore legs may need to be tied down by means of a towel to prevent the patient scratching. Big dogs may prove unamenable to reason and so need to be put under the influence of anaesthetics even for minor operations. It is probable that canine operative surgery will in time undergo developments to an extent much exceeding that of veterinary surgery. In dealing with dogs we often have exceptional facilities for nursing and also the patients are freely manipulable, hence the strict application of the system of antiseptic surgery is more possible here than in ordinary veterinary surgery. Also the fact that a dog, unlike most larger animals, is generally valued as a friend and companion rather than from a strict pecuniary point of view, gives room for operative interference for simple saving of life without restoration to usefulness, a surgical triumph not likely to lead to thanks from the owner of either a horse or ox in most instances. On the other hand, the domesticated herbivora as a rule require less delicate surgery than does the dog, the parts operated on are much larger, and these patients are much less liable to exaggerated nervous disturbance such as has some- times to be combated by the canine 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 Steel, John Henry. New York, J. Wiley & Sons
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