This is occasionally caused by over exertion, leaping from a high place, injuries and the abuse of purgatives, as well as the. result of diseased organs; it is not of very frequent occurrence, bitches generally whelping exactly sixty-three days after the visit to the dog, although there are numerous instances where the time is varied more or less. When it does occur the bitch should be placed in a comfortable room and kept perfectly quiet, fed on broth, porridge, etc, and repeated doses, one every four or five hours, of opium, should be given. See also Parturition.

Lameness may arise from a cut foot, a thorn, injury to the spine, or to one of the limbs or joints or from rheumatism, when it comes on suddenly, seek for the cause, and treat the case accordingly, the liniment for sprains very likely to be of benefit in many of such cases.