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Symptoms. — There is a dry, hacking cough often fol- 

 lowed by vomiting of slimy froth mixed with a little blood. 

 The eyes are often bloodshot and the nose is hot and dry. 



Treatment. — Treatment should be similar to that out- 

 lined in Sec. 2 of this chapter. A good medicine for a bron- 

 chial cough is made as follows : 



Licorice Extract l A ounce. 



Sweet Spirits of Nitre y 2 ounce. 



Spirits of Camphor % ounce. 



Mix this in about a cupful of lukewarm water and give a 

 dessertspoonful to an ordinary-sized dog two or three times 

 a day. 



4. Asthma. 



It is usually noticed to affect aged dogs, although it 

 may be found in others. 



Causes. — Sudden change of climate, prolonged derange- 

 ment of the digestion, over-feeding and lack of exe/cise are 

 the most prevalent causes. 



Treatment. — The most effective treatment is proper at- 

 tention to the general condition. Feed light, easily digested, 

 nutritious food and keep the bowels regular by doses of 

 castor oil. 



5. Pleurisy. 



Causes. — These are similar to those of cold or bronchitis. 



Symptoms. — The symptom's are as outlined for pleural 

 pneumonia, Sec. 1, but it may be noted that when the pleura, 

 or covering of the lungs is inflamed the ribs are more or less 

 fixed, while the abdominal muscles are brought more into 

 action. 



Treatment. — Follow the same treatment as outlined in 

 Sec. 1. 



6. Consumption. 



Dogs, like men, are born with a predisposition to con- 

 sumption. Care, therefore, should be exercised to see that 

 breeding stock is free from its ravages. 



Causes. — It may be hereditary or may be the after- 

 effects of some weakening disease, Poor nourishment, in- 



