Ar\j dog having attained the age of one year, 

 if in vigorous health, is then attacked with dis- 

 temper, I know of no reason why he should not 

 recover, providing the proper methods are em- 

 ployed, though occasionally a case in which 

 numerous complications occur, such as inflam- 

 mation of the bowels, fits, chorea, paralysis, 

 jaundice and pneumonia, or broncho-pneumonia 

 that will resist all the science of the veterinary 

 profession. As a matter of economy, I would 

 suggest to dog owners, especially those intend- 

 ing having them field broken, to subject their 

 puppies at the age of one year, if in robust 

 health to the contagion of distempered animals, 

 with the object of their taking the disease, ex- 

 pecting them to recover. If they come through 

 all right they may then be broken. To have a 

 dog die of distemper after having expended 

 from $100 to $200 on his education is, to say the 

 least, very unsatisfactory. Again, a dog's sense 

 of smell is sometimes so seriously impaired by 

 the disease as to render him ever after useless 

 in the field. 



Sjymjjloms. — In early stages, dullness, loss of 

 appetite, sneezing, chills, fever, undue moisture 

 of the nose, congestion of the eyes, nausea, a 

 gagging cough accompanied by tne act of vomit- 

 ing, though rarely anything is voided, if any- 

 thing, it will be a little mucus. Thirst, a desire 

 to lie in a warm place, and rapid emaciation. 



