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ranged, and inflammation of the mucous 

 membrane or other sensitive organs super- 

 venes, necessitating medical treatment, 

 which should always be confided to the 

 care of an experienced veterinarian or phy- 

 sician. 



In case of complications arising affect- 

 ing the nervous system, resulting in chorea 

 or indications of it, no medicine is required, 

 except perhaps in severe cases to give as a 

 tonic cod liver oil, in teaspoonful doses, 

 three times a day, mixed in a cup of milk ; 

 this, with nourishing food and careful nurs- 

 ing, will bring the patient through all right 

 in a very large majority of cases. 



When paralysis follows distemper, the 

 prospect for recovery is not very encoura- 

 ging, except perhaps in case of partial paral- 

 ysis of the hinder parts, which is frequently 

 caused by constipation, and disappears with 

 the removal of the cause. 



When convalescence is manifest, watch- 

 ful care should not be relaxed, as it is then 



