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 for it: it was a warm mild spring. Most of the dogs 

 attacked with it died on the third day with a very 

 large quantity of water within the chest, which ap- 

 peared to be pouring out from an early stage in the 

 complaint. 



This disease shews itself by a very quick laborious 

 breathing ; the head is lield up to enable the dog to 

 breathe more freely, and this peculiar posture very 

 strongly characterises the complaint. There is a con- 

 siderable moisture from the nose, which with the ears 

 and paws are in general extremely and unnaturally 

 cold. The cure must be begun by bleeding, and that 

 very largely; but it must be remembered that the 

 bleeding can only be attempted early in the com- 

 plaint : if it is performed after the second day, the dog 

 commonly dies under the operation ; this, therefore, 

 should never be forgotten. The first bleeding, if 

 early attempted, may save, if it is a full and copious 

 one. For every pound a dog weighs as far as eight 

 pounds, he may lose half an ounce of blood. From 

 that weight upwards he may lose a quarter of au 

 ounce for every pound he weighs, unless it should be 

 a very large heavy dog, when that proportion must 

 be moderated. The whole chest nuist be blistered 

 between the fore leijs and behind the elbows by rub- 

 bing in blistering ointment, and covering over with a 

 doth ; or, if this is not at hand, oil of turpentine well 

 rubbed in, and repeated at intervals of two or three 

 hours, will do as well. A clyster should be given, 

 and no time should be lost in administering the fol- 

 lowing by the mouth : 



Powdered foxglove. .... 12 grains 



Tartar emetic 3 grains 



Nitre | a dram 



