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food to distend the stomach should be allowed, 

 as pressure on the chest from a distended stomach 

 always increases the difficulty in breathing, there- 

 fore a concentrated food like meat should be 

 given, and it is best raw. It should be given 

 in small quantities three times a day. 



Sedative medicine, unless the cough is very 

 troublesome, is best avoided, but some such 

 mixture as the following may be tried : — 



Recipe : 



From half a teaspoonful to a tablespoonful x 

 three times a day one hour after food. 



Inhalation of steam gives relief. 



The bowels should be kept well opened by 

 occasional doses of aperient medicine. 



Enema : Enemas are necessary in cases of 

 stoppage of the bowels ; they are also very 

 useful to relieve constipation ; and for dogs 

 that are very ill it is much better to give a 

 small enema rather than a dose of purgative 

 medicine, which often causes sickness, which 

 one particularly wants to avoid when the patient 

 is weak. 



Just to cause an action of the bowels in cases 

 of constipation only a small enema is required 

 as, say for a little dog like a griffon, half a 

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



