LIX. 

 DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY ORGANS. 



PNEUMONIA. 



The symptoms of pneumonia are marked by protrusion of the 

 head and tongue, the eyes are blood-shot, the breathing quick- 

 ened, and the pulse is wiry and small. The dog sits up per- 

 sistently, until, through extreme fatigue, his eyes close, his head 

 drops, and his feet slip from under him. He may lie for a few 

 moments, but will quickly rise again. Auscultation and percus- 

 sion offer better aids of diagnosis in the dog than in the horse, 

 and especially the stethoscope can be used more satisfactorily, 

 owing to the softer hair of the dog. 



Tkeatment. — Sal. acetate of ammonia, drachms four; nitrous 

 sether, drachms six; syrup of lemon, drachms two; water, q. s. 

 four ounces, a teaspoonful every three or four hours, should be 

 used. Mustard applications should be made to the sides, and hot 

 poultices used alternately with the mustard. The food should be 

 of liquids. If this treatment is carried out the disease yields easily. 



Congestion of the lungs is a frequent termination of pneumo- 

 nia. It generally proves fatal to the dog. The treatment should 

 be similar to pneumonia. During convalescence the following 

 should be used: Two-iifths grain of strichnia, two ounces each 

 of the essence of pepsin and pancreatin; a teaspoonful iifter 

 meals. 



PLEURISY. 



Inflammation of the pleura in the dog, sometimes met with, 

 may be easily diagnosed. The cough of pleurisy is well marked 

 in the dog. It is painful and suppressed. There is tenderness of 

 the ?ides, and the dog sits as in pneumonia. Auscultation reveals 

 the true condition. 



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