_Symptoms_: A small wound running from the side of the anus in an inward direction, and in many cases opening into the bowel. There is generally some discharge from the wound, and a good deal of irritation, which keeps the dog constantly licking the parts. _Treatment_: The quickest and surest cure is to have the sinus freely laid open, and afterwards foment and keep the wound clean with hot boracic lotion—1 drachm to eight ounces of water. =Fits=: _See_ EPILEPSY, CONVULSIONS, etc. =Flatulence=: Symptoms: Dogs, especially large ones, become occasionally distended with gas in the stomach. The abdomen becomes enormously swollen and hard; dog breathes with difficulty; is much distressed, being in great pain. This is a very fatal disease, as the stomach frequently ruptures as a result of over-distention. _Treatment_: Give stimulants freely, as brandy; and to disperse the gas, give in a cachet from three[1] to fifteen grains of naphthol beta. This may be repeated in an hour. In some cases the gas may be evacuated by passing a tube down the throat into the stomach. (_See_ also WIND IN THE STOMACH.) [Illustration: POODLE, CHAMPION ORCHARD ADMIRAL. The property of Mrs. Crouch, The Orchard, Swanley Village, Kent. _Thos. Fall, photo._] [_face p. 120._] =Flatulence (Simple)=: _Symptoms_: Dogs occasionally, as a result of indigestion, suffer from simple flatulence after eating. He is uncomfortable and restless, and there are eructations of wind from time to time. The dog may also vomit, and suffer from diarrhœa. _Treatment_: A course of the following mixture is useful:— _Recipe_: Tincture of Rhubarb, 4 drachms. Bicarbonate of Soda, 2 drachms. Tincture Nux Vomica, 1 drachm. Liquor Bismuth, 4 drachms. Water to 6 ounces. _Doses_: From one half to four teaspoonfuls[1] two or three times a day after food. A little charcoal, say sufficient to cover a sixpence[1] to a teaspoonful, may also be mixed with the food twice a day. =Fractures=: Fractures of the different bones of the limbs, also of the body and head, are very common in the dog, especially of the first mentioned parts.