. Breeder and sportsman. r but really there is little doneby the average dog owner to ameliorate the his attempts the dog goes about as usual andlittle more is thought of the matter until the ownerhappens to notice the dog again. This is a mistakeand instant advice should be obtained and a cureattempted. Constipation is also one of the general troublesdogs are afflicted with that do not receive the atten-tion that their danger to the dog entitle them to. InAshmonts new book on kennel diseases, there is avery good chapter on this trouble that, if neglected,leads to all manner of h


. Breeder and sportsman. r but really there is little doneby the average dog owner to ameliorate the his attempts the dog goes about as usual andlittle more is thought of the matter until the ownerhappens to notice the dog again. This is a mistakeand instant advice should be obtained and a cureattempted. Constipation is also one of the general troublesdogs are afflicted with that do not receive the atten-tion that their danger to the dog entitle them to. InAshmonts new book on kennel diseases, there is avery good chapter on this trouble that, if neglected,leads to all manner of harm to the general are convinced that kennel owners do not observetheir dogs habits sufficiently and in only this waymay the careful owner be advised of his dogs generalhealth and condition internally. During the first day3 of a fever of any kind con-stipation is the rule, although in occasional instancesdiarrhoea occurs. The former is then purely a symp-tom, and the essential t<*)t but a part of that. Champion Hanover Monarch required by the existing disease. Herein, therefore,it will be considered only as an independent affection. It has a great variety of causes; and since many ofthem are identical with those that act in the sameway among members of the human family, and withwhich all must be quite familiar, it is merely necessaryto dwell on the influences which generally give rise tothe affection in dogs. The first appears in the diet when it consists largelyof substances which are capable of being absorbedinto the blood, and leave but little to pass out by thebowels. For example, a dog fed almost wholly onmeat would not have near the usual amount of refuse;or, strictly speaking, he would naturally be costive,this term meaning that not only are the movementsless frequent than natural, but of less amount. Andthe effect would be the same were he denied sufficientfood. Another common cause is deprivation of sufficientpure, fresh drinking-water, in consequen


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