DISTEMPER 



patients recover they usually suffer from chorea in 

 after life. 



A dog suffering from distemper should be kept in a 

 warm — not hot — dry, and airy room or shed, the object 

 of those in charge of him being to keep it as nearly as 

 possible at one temperature, and their patient beyond 

 the reach of draughts and damp, a stuffy, ill-ventilated 

 place being very bad for him. He should stay in it ; 

 his evacuations being cleared away as soon as possible, 

 and either buried deeply or disinfected thoroughly. A 

 nice warm bed should be given him to lie upon, and 

 it is a wise thing to put some warm clothing on him, 

 keeping it on day and night whilst he is ill, and destroying 

 it when done with. 



The patient will lose flesh rapidly, and frequently 

 becomes painfully weak, and if so, he may be given a 

 little port wine or brandy to revive him. The appetite 

 is usually bad, but under any circumstances solid food 

 should not be given to a dog suffering from distemper. 

 Broth made of heads, in which biscuits are soaked, is a 

 good thing if he will take it, but some dogs prefer rice 

 or pearl-barley as a thickening. A strengthening dish, 

 and a very favourite one with some dogs, is made of fresh 

 haddocks' heads, which can be obtained easily of any fish- 

 monger, covered with water and gently simmered on the 

 hob for some hours until they attain the consistency of 

 a jelly when cold. If thoroughly cooked the bones will 

 become quite soft and jellified, so as to cause the dog 

 no inconvenience when swallowing ; and this food is quite 

 easy to prepare, but it takes some time. When the patient 

 declines to feed, he may be given strong beef-tea and port 

 wine, or eggs beaten up with port wine, which may be 

 poured into his mouth from a bottle in small quantities 

 at frequent intervals. 



As regards medicine, there are many remedies for dis- 

 temper, all more or less efficacious ; but there are few, if any, 

 superior to those dispensed by Spratt's Patent, a supply of 



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