34'4 DIFFICULTY OF BREATHING. 



(RECIPE, No. 37.) 



Linimejit. 



Take— Opodeldoc, two ounces ; 



Water of pure ammonia, two ounces ; 

 Oil of turpentine, two ounces : 

 Mix, and shake when used. 



The blisterings oils (No. 6, p. 309) are likewise 

 very serviceable when the disease is obstinate, and 

 situated in the hind parts; they should be well 

 rubbed on the affected parts, and also along the 

 back-bone, two or three times a day. The 

 blistering oils will also be found very beneficial 

 when the fore legs and neck are affected, and 

 may be had recourse to in case the parts are not 

 relieved by the stimulating liniment. Putting the 

 dog in warm water (see p. 313) for the space of 

 fifteen or twenty minutes, is frequently of great 

 utility in the commencement of rheumatism. 



CHAP. XIV. 



DIFFICULTY OF BREATHING IN DOGS. 



Dogs that are much confined to the house, have 

 little exercise, and are kept in a pampered state, 

 frequently become very fat and inactive, and are 

 often troubled with a difficulty of breathing and a 

 cough. The difficulty of breathing in these dogs 



