Llewelwyn, bird dog owned by Mr. P.D. Williams, died Wednesday night, July 28, from black tongue. No doctoring seemed of any use, for it was his fate. Dixie was received from Mr. Will Fink as a gift at 6 weeks old. Over 200 birds were shot over him when he was six months old, and he was better each year.
He was a descendant of Eugene M. He served his master four successful years of hunting. He was loved by everyone of the family and the pride of every hunter’s heart who went with him afield.
Editor’s Note: Historians of veterinary medicine generally believe “black tongue” referred to one of these conditions, according to Copilot:
1. Canine distemper (severe form)
Distemper often caused ulceration and necrosis in the mouth and throat. Dogs would stop eating, become dehydrated, and die quickly. Rural newspapers frequently used “black tongue” as a nickname for distemper outbreaks.
2. A necrotizing mouth infection (canine stomatitis)
Before antibiotics, infections of the mouth could progress rapidly, causing darkened, dead tissue — hence “black tongue.”
3. A nutritional deficiency disease
Some early veterinary texts used “black tongue” to describe a niacin deficiency in dogs, similar to pellagra in humans. This caused mouth ulcers, diarrhea, and wasting.
From page 2 of the Concord Daily Tribune, Saturday, July 31, 1926
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