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likely to lead to serious illness; and it is no less true of the dog. (See 

 also Ozaena). In puppies the symptoms of common cold may be mis- 

 taken for those of distemper; and in older dogs, if unchecked and uncared 

 for, it is likely to lead to bronchitis, inflammation of the lungs, or other 

 dangerous disease. It is, therefore, very necessary to pay attention to 

 the first appearance of a deviation from health in this direction, mindful 

 of the old proverb — "A stitch in time saves nine." 



A coat placed on the dog, as previously advised under Bronchitis. 

 Some hardy animals will need no further care than an extra warm bed, 

 and a warm supper; but others will require more attention. 



If conjointly with other symptoms mentioned, there is a scantiness 

 of urine, and costive bowels, give a dose of aperient medicine, follow- 

 ed by a few doses of the Fever Mixture: 



Powdered Nitre .' 1 dram 



Sweet Spirits of Nitre • Vz ounce 



Mindererous Spirit % ounce 



Wine of antimony 1 dram 



Water 4 ounces 



Dose for 20 to 50 pound dog, one tablespoonful every four hours in 

 a little gruel. Smaller, or younger dogs, a teaspoonful to a de- 

 sertspoonful. 



Remove any discharge from the eyes with warm water. If they are in- 

 flamed, bathe with the following lotion: Boracic acid, powdered, 1 scr. ; 

 distilled water, 6 oz. To allow the dog to breathe freely, the nose must 

 be bathed, which will tend to prevent accumulation of mucus. During con-, 

 valesence the following is useful: Easton's Syrup %oz., water to 6 ounces. 

 Dose, a desertspoonful to a tablespoonful twice a day after food. Here 

 is where, in place of this, I would use Eberhart's Tonic Pill. Unless the 

 cold has engendered some more dangerous complaint, this treatment will 

 be all that is required. If the cough be severe, use some cough remedy. 

 See Cough. 



Calculi. — The dog is more frequently the subject of Calculi (stone), 

 than is generally supposed. Their locality varies; may exist in the biliary 

 ducts, the bladder, the kidneys, or in the urethra (the passage of the penis). 

 In Biliary Calculi, those stones situated in the biliary ducts, providing 

 they are sufficiently small to pass the duct, are not of great moment — in 

 fact, upin post mortem their existence has often been discovered, while 

 during life po pain or inconvenience was noticed, but should these stones 

 be too large to pass the ducts, they are very painful and a most fruitful 

 cause of jaundice. The bile, which in health passes through these ducts, 

 becomes completely impeded in its progress, and is re-absorbed by the 

 blood vessels entering the general system, and jaundice is established. 

 The symptoms of biliary calculi, when not completly blocking the ducts, 

 are excessive sickness and constipation, with pain in the abdomen. The 

 treatment should consist in allaying the pain, when the stone will fre- 



