CONTAGIOUS AND EPIZOOTIC'ZDISEASES. i^ 



fS6<*OVery 3 or 4 Oz's. of tincture of gentian or cinchona may- be 

 given twice daily with muriate of iron and stimulants. Feed 

 throughout on soft bran mashes, sliced roots, boiled oats or 

 barley, green grass, oil-cake, etc.,givirig from the hand if neces- 

 sary. Secure pure air and watw, cleanliaess, warm clothing 

 and general comfort until restored to health.- o> .=: ■ r.'-v •. '? :'-, 



CANINE DISTEMPER. > :.:., ,: ,: - ' ... . 



A specific fever of the young domestic carnivora, affecting 

 the respiratory organs, and it may be the abdominal viscera, 

 the brain, the muscular system and joints, or the skin. One 

 attafck usually protects from a second. 



'/Gz/^j^j,— Connected, 'like strangles,' with domestication, it is 

 tnost severe on pet dogs kept in hot, close' rooms on spiced 

 food, or confined in kennels. Change of climate, teething, 

 and contagion are the causes. .,,.,. .^ 



Symptoms. — Dullness, peevishness, loss of appetite, dry nose^ 

 %ktery eyes, elevated ternperature, increased pulse (i 16 to 12c), 

 'Sensitiveness to cold, shivering, cough and glairy^ or yellowish 

 ^dfischarge from the nose. ' The cough becom^is paroxysmal 

 'atid often followed by vomiting, the matter not, beirtg licked 

 •tip again, the breathing .is' disturbed, and the chest soimds on 

 auscultation and percussion imply disease there. -The animal 

 ;4s weak, debihtated and emaciated, and diarrhoea, ulceratfdn of 

 the mouth, and nervous symptonis usually precede death. .^. 

 ''•The complications are marked by symptoms^ of bronchitis, 

 pneuriionia, enteritis, hepatitis, conjunctivitis, phrenitis, ^-hd 

 •skih disease. Diseases of the brain (cranrtpS, convulsions, 

 'thofea, paralysis), and skin eruption are exceedingly common 

 ■ in the' advanced stages. Theeruption is peculiar, consisting of 

 -small blisters, containing often a reddish or purple fluid. 

 -■■ Treatment.— K warm, comfortable bed, pure air, and a milk, 

 "or bread and milk diet are important. The diet should nOt lie 

 .so exclusive in dogs having had animal food only. ■ - •' 



