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The most important aspect of foot care in dogs is to keep them clean. Some dogs seem to recognize this fact instinctively and will wash their own feet. The routine cleaning that the animal receives in its bath is quite sufficient for ordinary foot hygiene, although additional cleaning may be necessary if the feet happen to get especially soiled. It is not a bad idea to clean the feet every once in a while with a piece of absorbent cotton saturated with alcohol. This will tend to prevent disease conditions that may occur between the toes as a result of uncleanliness. Special precaution should be taken during the winter season of the year, especially in large cities, where snow is often saturated with rock salt. The rock salt can cause an annoying irritation of the feet. Cleaning them daily during this season with cotton and alcohol will tend to prevent this minor ailment.
It has often been suggested that the most effective way to housebreak a dog is to rub the animal’s face in the excretory matter whenever it has made a mistake. While the effectiveness of this procedure can hardly be denied, it is at best a barbarous, unclean, and unnecessary practice. Consistently good results will be obtained by the painless method described above.
In the general care of the eyes, the only thing that the average dog owner can be advised to do is to keep them clean. This can be done by washing them once a day with a lukewarm solution of boric acid (made by dissolving one teaspoonful of boric acid powder in a glass of hot water) or by the application of boricacid eye ointment direct to the eyeball. The care of any significant eye diseases is strictly a job for the veterinarian. For safety’s sake, any injury to the eye should be considered an emergency and the veterinarian should be contacted immediately.
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Before going on a toy hunt, take a look at this list of toys that may help you identify the right kind of toy for your dog.
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Care should be taken not to cut the nails too short because there is a small blood vessel in the nail which can be easily severed. If this blood vessel should happen to be cut, this should cause no undue alarm.
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Running fits is a nervous affliction of dogs that is also variously known as barking fits, fright disease, furious fits, or canine hysteria. Dogs of all breeds and ages and of both sexes are subject to it, and though it is prevalent throughout the country, it is observed most often in the South. It is not attended by high mortality. Usually, the animal first shows signs of restlessness, and the eyes bear an anxious, fearful expression.
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