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If for a large dog, let it be made into six powders ; for one 

 of a middling size, nine ; and for a small one, twelve. One 

 to be given every three hours, until the symptoms are abated, 

 and then they may be given every six hours, for a day after- 

 wards. The animal must be kept very warm. If the 

 powders produce vomiting, they must be divided into two 

 parts each, and given less frequently. 



ASTHMA. 



Confinement and high feeding are the causes of asthma ; 

 a complaint to which dogs are very liable, and are attacked 

 with it at any period of life, but more especially at three or 

 four years, where they are over-fed ; but with those who 

 are less pampered, it is seldom known until they are six or 

 seven. It may be brought on at an earlier period by severe 

 colds, and inflammatory complaints in the lungs. When it 

 proceeds from over-feeding, it is caused by an accumulation 

 of fat in the regions of the heart and lungs. It manifests 

 itself by a ,short, harsh, and dry cough, and difficulty in 

 breathing, more particularly when the animal has been much 

 exercised, or by catching cold. This malady generally comes 

 on gradually. Remedies should be adopted as soon as any 

 indications of the complaint are noticed ; otherwise, if 

 allowed to attain a height, it is likely to prove fatal. 



Remedies. — If there appear to be inflammation at an 

 early stage of the complaint, bleeding will be necessary, 

 which should be followed by gentle alteratives. The follow- 

 ing purgative must be administered : — 



