Montgomery County sentinel., 1938-05-12
DOGGIE DOINGS
HOW HE DIED
By M. G. DENLINGER

HOW HE DIED
Bimeby 1 lose heem, LAX dees way;
/ trap one Skonk by heck;
Dat dog leeft up hees nose so high
She's bre'k her "Goldarn neck".
Questions And Answers
To A. C.
Spaying the female dog or altering
her does not injure its health, con-
trary to almost everybody's opinion,
it does not decrease vitality and use
fulness. The best age for the opera
ton is about from six to eight
months, but I have had bitches of six
years spayed with success. / have
owned spayed females and have found
them exceptionally good watch dogs
and good on squirrels and rabbits,
they do not get fat unless over fed.
To L. T. B.
@. l worm my IA months old Bos-
ton female every month. The day
after giving the medicine she has a
very bad breath, and very bad skin
condition appears to last about 10
days.
A. Stop the worm medicine at once
as it is evidently causing some form
of poisoning, give worm medicine only
when needed, as long as the breath
odor stops in ten days, and the skin
clears up, about all you need to do
is feed your dog correctly, and give
him a good tonic.
BUY A PURE BRED DOG
Every man and boy likes to know
that he owns "a good dog" and he
likes his friend to meet him with the
remark: SO that's your dog, he's a
good one, isn't he? Such dogs in
private ownership create the desire
for "better dogs" in a whole neigh
borhood, just as every married couple
in the street desire to have as good a
car as the other married couples. Buy
pure bred dog and be proud of him.
don't call him a thoroughbred this
term is only applied to race horses
all other live stock is pure bred.
RABIES
Dogs that have fits are sometimes
thought to be mad, but dog owners
need have little fear of rabies. Should
an outbreak occur the following ac-
count of the symptoms should allow
it to be recognized. There is first a
loss of appetite and rise in temper
ature to 102 or 103. Often the dog
constantly licks the spot where it has
been bitten, a bite from rabid dog
being the only way that the disease
is conveyed. The disposition changes
cheerful dog becoming sullen and q
good tempered dog quarrelsome anc
inclined to attack all others without
provocation. There is an inclination
to hide in dark corners though when
called be comes forword and licks his
owners hand. The mouth may be g
little moister at first, but soon be.
comes dry and dark red color. The
voice is altered, the bark starting
normally and ending as a disma
howl. Food is usually refused but all
kinds of foreign substances are
gnawed or eaten, such as the wood.
work of kennel, the furniture, car.
pets, etc. in a room and if confined
by chain or railing the dog will even
gnaw at ironwork. Contrary to pop
ular belief, a rabid dog is not afraid
of water; he drinks well at first, and
in the later stages when unable to
swallow, will thrust his muzzle into
water and try to drink. In some cases
the lower jaw is paralysed and drops,
and the dog cannot close his mouth.
AS the disease progresses the back
legs become first weak and then par
allied and in few days the dog is
dead.
There is no cure, and the dog should
be shot Immediately the disease is
recognized.