Take the temperature regularly three times a day, at the same time each day, and keep a record on a chart; also, if you can, at the same time count the pulse and the number of respirations per minute, and record them for reference. In all cases of severe illness, it is a good plan to put the dog in a flannel jacket, as depicted in the illustration. [Illustration: A coat covering the hind parts of a dog—useful after operations upon the abdomen] The points to be remembered are:— 1. Dry, well-ventilated, light quarters of a proper temperature. 2. Cleanliness of patient. 3. Cleanliness of the surroundings. 4. Cleanliness of everything used for the patient. 5. Not to fidget the patient, but to give him food and medicine at regular stated times. 6. To keep the body warm, but the air he breathes fresh and cool. Fresh air never kills, but foul air often does. The best kind of bed for a small dog being nursed in a room is a basket with a cushion in, which should be covered over with a white cloth or towel to be changed daily. For a kennel or loose box a bench should be supplied, raised a few inches from the ground, and long and wide enough for the dog to lie out full length. Straw makes a good bedding, and should be changed often. In nursing surgical cases, cleanliness is even more important than in medical cases, and the patient should be kept under similar conditions. It is important to take the temperature twice a day at least, for a rise of temperature is the first symptom of suppuration in a wound, and shows that it is not healing in a normal manner; or if healing, by suppuration it points to pus being pent up somewhere, and the surgeon’s attention is required. Clean bandages and dressing should be put on every time a wound is dressed, and the bandages taken off should be washed in some disinfectant like Pearson’s fluid, dried and ironed, ready for use again. The old dressing which has been in contact with the wound should be burnt.