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these arise from very different causes, call for varied treat- 

 ments, and have very different terminations ; so they require 

 particularizing". One of the most common coughs to which 

 dogs are liable is that which usually accompanies distemper. 

 This, in general, is short and dry, producing* an effort to brinij- 

 up a little frothy mucus. This coug-h usually appears when 

 a dog- is just attaining- his full growth, at some time be- 

 tween four and twelve months. When, therefore, a young 

 dog coughs much, shivers, is dull, and wastes in flesh, though 

 he may eat as usual, it is more than probable that such dog 

 has the cough of distemper ; which must be treated by the 

 means recommended under that head. 



Sometimes a young full grown dog has a short occasional 

 cough, that may likewise produce nausea, with the accompa- 

 niments of staring hair, and foetor of the breath. This kind 

 arises usually from v*rorms, and is to be cured by the means 

 recommended under the article Worms. 



Dogs are also liable to cough from a common cold taken. 

 This kind of cough may be distinguished from any other, by 

 its particular shortness, by its distressing frequency, and by 

 the fulness and redness of the eyes ; the ears and paws will 

 also generally be found cold. — >S'ee Inflamed Lungs. 



Another frequent cough in dogs is the asthmatic one, which 

 usually comes on slowly; gradually becoming hollow and so- 

 norous. It is at first less frequent than either of the former 

 coughs, until the complaint has attained its full height, when 

 it is most urgent and constant. The cough of asthma may 

 be readily distinguished from the others, by attending to the 

 subject Asthma. 



Crump, 

 See Spasm. 



