36 BRONCHITIS. 



respiration, here occasions serious interference. In the capillary form of 

 bronchitis, all the symptoms of suffocation are present and death usually 

 results from that cause. 



"Diagnosis . — Acute bronchitis is to he discriminated from pleurisy and 

 pneumonia, more especially the latter. The absence of severe pain and 

 rapid breathing, the presence of a copious expectoration, which is not 

 rusty, are negative points, which, with an examination of the chest, will 

 render a diagnosis easy. 



On percussion nothing abnormal is detected. On auscultation coarse 

 mucous rattles are heard throughout the chest. Their presence and diffu- 

 sion over both sides are distinctive of the disease. The gravity of the 

 symptoms will indicate whether capillary or simple acute bronchitis is 

 present. 



^Prognosis. — Ordinary bronchitis when unassociated with other diseases 

 is dangerous only in very young puppies and old dogs. A mild attack is 

 soon recovered from. In the capillary form, there is little or no hope for 

 the animal so affected. 



Treatment. — A very important item is to guard against changes in the 

 temperature. The patient should be kept in a room well ventilated and 

 comfortably heated. In the earlier stage, an attempt should be made to 

 abort the disease, with from five to ten grains of Dover's powder at night, 

 and an application of mustard and vinegar, or kerosene oil to the chest, 

 anointing the parts afterwards with fresh lard. This treatment should be 

 followed the next morning with a dose of castor oil or syrup of buckthorn. 



The effort if unsuccessful will at least lessen the severity of the disease. 

 For the cough in the earlier stage the following is recommended — 



R Syr. Scillae I i 



Spts. iEth. Comp. gi 



Syr. Tolu g ij 



Ft. Mist. Sig. Dose one teaspoonful every three or four hours. 

 If the cough becomes a distressing symptom, opium can be wisely com 

 bined with expectorant remedies, as in the following— 



R Sol. Morph. Sulph. 

 Syr. Scillae 

 Vini Ipecac 

 Syr. Senegas a a §i 



Ft. Mist. Sig. Dose one teaspoonful every three or four hours. 

 In the second stage, nutritious diet and tonic remedies are measures 

 which assist in recovery ; two grains of quinine may wisely be given two 

 or three times a day. 

 The chlorate of potassa is :i remedy of great value in all diseases of the 



