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fact that so long as a dog does not have a high 

 temperature when suffering from this complaint, 

 the attack is not a severe one, and the dog, bar 

 accident or relapse, has a good chance of recovery. 

 When the temperature is high, say, 104 or 105, 

 and continues so for some days, the case is always 

 a serious one, and if it continues, complications, 

 especially those of the nervous system, are almost 

 sure to ensue. These remarks not only refer to 

 distemper, but to all other diseases in which a 

 high temperature is one of the symptoms ; as, 

 for instance, inflammation of the womb, blood 

 poisoning, pneumonia, peritonitis, diseases of 

 the brain, formation of abscesses, etc. 



In many cases it is not necessary to take much 

 notice of the temperature beyond watching it 

 carefully, and keeping a daily record of its rising 

 and falling, but when it keeps persistently high, 

 say, such as over 104, then special medicine 

 must be given to try and reduce it. There 

 are many medicines which have the power of 

 reducing the temperature, and when they are 

 going to have a good effect they generally work 

 quickly, and if they do not succeed in reducing 

 the temperature, say, within forty-eight hours, 

 they should not be persevered in, as then they 

 only do harm. 



Antipyrin, in doses from two 1 to ten grains, 

 given in a cachet, is one of the best antipyretics. 

 Phenacetin, given in doses varying from half 

 a grain l to five grains ; salicylate of soda, 

 aspirin and salicine, in doses from two to 

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



