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If the animal insists on getting on furniture anyway, it should be grasped by the scruff of the neck, told briskly, “No, No, No,” and put down. The obedient pet will grasp the idea very quickly. With particularly stubborn dogs, more drastic measures may be attempted. Commercial repellents, which may be bought at any pet shop, may be tried. If these do not do a satisfactory job, a loaded mousetrap may be placed under some newspapers in a favorite chair. When the animal hops on the chair, the loud, sudden noise of the closing trap will serve as a surprise that will deeply impress the animal. After a few shocks of this kind, the animal will be extremely wary before it goes on furniture. Soon it will simply get out of the habit.
The veterinarian will not only definitely stop the hemorrhage, but will take measures to counteract shock and to replace, if necessary, the body fluids that have been lost. In any injury, shock is probably the most important concern, because collapse due to shock is often a more common cause of death in these cases than the injury itself. Actual treatment is rather elusive and uncertain. Warmth and quiet are very necessary measures following injury. Sometimes these help more than the actual shock medications themselves.
What an owner should be on the look out for in watching for signs of distemper such as squinting and/or a discharge from the eyes. If this occurs in tandem to loss of weight, vomiting, coughing, nasal drips, and diarrhea, there is more cause for concern.
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Henceforth, the age can still be determined by the degree of wear of the teeth, the accentuation of their darker color, their gradual loss or removal, and several other signs furnished by the hair and the skin. In young animals, the fangs are white, shining, and pointed. With age they gradually become yellow and worn. Toward the sixth year the canines get greenish and mossy.
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Treatment is very simple and consists of the removal of the affected teeth. These teeth are so large that, if they are firmly embedded as is often the case, they first have to be split into two parts in order to be removed. When they are split, each part is removed separately, a not too complicated procedure. Once it is done, and the fistula is cleaned, healing usually takes place in a couple of days without any further treatment.
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The teeth of dogs are not subject to dental caries, that is, to cavities, so that the veterinarian is not called upon to fill teeth. There are, however, numerous cases on record of false teeth having been prepared for dogs. This is not a routine practice because it is economically unfeasible and because false teeth in dogs are not physiologically necessary. The function of the teeth in dogs is mainly to tear food, not to chew it. The digestive system of these animals is such as to render chewing unnecessary to all practical purposes. Therefore, if a dog has no teeth at all, the owner merely has to cut up the food into small pieces, and this accomplishes the main task of the teeth. If this is done, the toothless dog will thrive quite well. Thus the dental plate is an unessential ostentation.
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