Catarrh] 3" [Catheter 



of the eye, is useless in the dog, as wearing of 

 spectacles is impracticable. 

 Catarrh of the Nose: 



Symptoms : Generally follows a chill from 

 exposure to cold or from careless washing ; 

 shivering and sneezing, thin mucous discharge 

 from nose, which is not sticky as in distemper ; 

 water discharge from eyes ; a husky cough. 

 The dog is dull for a few days, and perhaps off 

 his food, but as a rule there is no rise of 

 temperature as in distemper, and the teeth do 

 not become discoloured as in the latter disease. 



Treatment: Keep quiet in a dry, warm room 

 for a few days, and give the following mixture : — 



Doses: From half a teaspoonful to a table- 

 spoonful x three times a day. Give sloppy food 

 for two or three days, and then the ordinary diet 

 and cod-liver oil. 



Catheter, How to Pass : The passage (called 

 the urethra) to the bladder is very small in the 

 dog in consequence of there being a bone in the 

 penis. It is also very long. The best kind of 

 catheters are made of gutta-percha, and for small 

 dogs the size called o is large enough. For 



1 According to the size of the dog. See p. 86. 



