Consumption] 5^ [Convulsions 



Consumption : 



Symptoms: A rare disease in dogs. At first 

 a dry cough, later becoming looser with ex- 

 pectoration of phlegm ; wasting, though appetite 

 may at first be fairly good ; the patient gradually 

 becoming very weak, and occasionally having 

 diarrhoea. There is always present one or more 

 degrees of fever, and the temperature is generally 

 higher at night. If the phlegm be examined with 

 a microscope the tubercle bacilli will be found if 

 it is a case of consumption, ki bad cases there 

 is bleeding from the lungs, the blood coming as a 

 rule through both nostrils. 



Treatment: Seldom curable, but the best 

 chances of a recovery are obtained by letting 

 the dog live out of doors and giving cod-liver 

 oil. Feed liberally, giving plenty of meat, also 

 fish, milk, raw eggs, and cream. 



The patient should be kept away from other 

 dogs, and certainly should not be allowed to 

 sleep in a room where there are people. 



Convulsions in Puppies : 



Symptoms: Young puppies, generally as the 

 result of worms or during second dentition, often 

 have convulsions. The immediate cause of the 

 attack is generally due to excitement, more par- 

 ticularly on a hot day. The puppy, which may 

 be apparently quite well, suddenly tumbles over 

 on its side, kicks violently with its legs, champs 

 the jaws, and froths at the mouth. In a minute it 

 gets up, and looks about in a dazed manner ; then, 

 if not restrained, gallops off barking, not knowing 

 where it is going. Sometimes one attack may 



