150 HUNTING DOGg. 



velopment of distemper. It is contagious, in- 

 fectious, and will frequently appear spontane- 

 ously Avitliout any apparent cause in certain lo- 

 calities, assuming an epidemic form. Age is no 

 exemption from distemper, though it more fre- 

 quently attacks young animals than adults. Very 

 few dogs pass through life without having it at 

 some period. 



SYMrTOMS — In early stages, dullness, loss 

 of appetite, sneezing, chills, fever, undue mois- 

 ture of the nose, congestion of the eyes, nausea, a 

 gagging cough accompanied by the act of vomi- 

 tion, though rarely anything is voided (if any- 

 thing, it will be a little mucous), thirst, a desire 

 to lie in a warm place, and rapid emaciation. 

 This is quickly followed by mucopurulent dis- 

 charge from the eyes and nose; later, perhaps, 

 ulceration of either eyes or eyelids. Labored 

 respiration, constipation or obstinate diarrhoea, 

 usually the latter, which frequently runs into 

 inflammation of the bowels. 



In some cases many of the above symptoms 

 will be absent, the bowels being the first parts 

 attacked. The following, which sometimes, but 

 not necessarily, occur with distemper, I classify 

 as complications, viz. : Fits, Chorea, Paralysis, 

 Pneumonia or Bronco-Pneumonia, Jaundice, and 

 Inflammation of the Bowels, and will require 



