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according to St. Cyr small dogs suffer more severely than large 

 ones. 



Treatment. If the bowels are costive a tablespoonful of castor 

 oil should be given, followed up by nauseating expectorants and 

 diuretics (tartar emetic two grains, nitrate of potass one drachm, 

 and sugar one drachm, mix thoroughly, divide into twelve pow- 

 ders and shake one on the tongue thrice daily). If the cough is 

 very troublesome two grains of powdered digitalis may be added 

 to each dose, or after the nasal discharge has been freely estab- 

 lished two to four grains of opium among the tartar. The 

 opiates are of great value in controlling the paroxysms of cough- 

 ing and the propagation of the disease to the smallest ramifica- 

 tions of the air passages, but as they check secretion they must 

 be used with caution until a free discharge has been established. 

 In the early stages bromides, hyoscyannes or digitalis may be 

 preferred. Muriate or carbonate of ammonia, syrup of Tolu, 

 senega, or gnaiac may follow. 



Inhalations of water vapor, the maintenance of an equable 

 temperature, and the moist chest jacket, followed by mustard 

 poultices to the throat and chest are not to be neglected. The 

 diet should be simple, oatmeal or Indian corn pudding with milk, 

 soups and the like may be allowed, but as a rule butcher meat is 

 to be withheld. If the patient has previously fed entirely on the 

 latter it should now be given in very limited amount only, and 

 qualified by an admixture of farinaceous diet. 



In some cases the prostration becomes so great that the patient 

 must be supported by tonics and stimulants (a teaspoonful each 

 of sweet spirits of nitre and tincture of gentian, or a teaspoonful 

 of port wine repeated twice daily). 



In case of persistent discharge, iron, liquor arsenicalis, the 

 same strength as Fowler's solution, or cod-liver oil may be used. 



