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tion, inoculation, and all other et ceteras, either 

 of British or Continental origin, are absolutely- 

 useless. 



The author does not consider it necessary to re- 

 capitulate the various s5nnptoms or compUcations 

 attending this malady, as these have already been 

 dealt with under the headings of bronchitis, pleurisy 

 and pneumonia, jaundice or yellows, convulsions, 

 vomiting, diarrhoea and dysentery, to which the 

 reader must turn for the requisite information. 

 The catarrhal signs are characterized by a discharge 

 from the nose and eyes, shivering, cough, together 

 with lassitude, loss of appetite, and other indications 

 of greater or lesser importance, but all sufficient to 

 warrant, when such make their appearance in a young 

 dog, immediate segregation. With reference to im- 

 munity, it is a well-established fact that one attack 

 of a specific exanthematous disease confers a degree 

 of immunity, though such must not be accepted as 

 absolute, against another or succeeding attacks of 

 the same trouble. The benign nature of distemper 

 is as well known as its malignancy at other times ; 

 therefore prognosis is always speculative. A simple 

 attack sometimes develops into one of the most 

 malignant nature, and carries off a patient in a 

 remarkably rapid manner. Thorough disinfection 

 constitutes an important part in the management 

 of this complaint, and it is strongly recommended 



