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Prognosis. Generally favourable, unless in old dogs, in which debility soon becomes 

 marked. A slight case can be cured in a few days; a more severe may last for weeks. 



Treatment. This is another of the many diseases our predecessors used to treat with 

 lance or flenies. 



Bleeding is never allowable in the bronchitis of the dog. Keep the patient in a comfort- 

 able, well-ventilated apartment, with free access in and out if the weather be dry. Let the 

 bowels be freely acted upon to begin with ; but no weakening discharge from the bowels must 

 be kept tip. After the bowels have been moved we should commence the exhibition of small 

 doses of tartar emetic with squills and opium thrice a day. If the cough is very troublesome, 



15, Tinct. scillae ... ... Tq v. ad 1^ xxx. 



Tinct. camph. co. ... TT[ x. ad 5j. 



Ant. pot. tart. ... ... gr. ^ ad gr. j. 



Aq. ... ... ... q. s. M. 



we may give a full dose of opium every night as well. 



In mild cases the treatment recommended for catarrh will succeed in bronchitis. 



The inhalation of steam, either medicated or otherwise, often does much good if it can 

 be managed. 



Carbonate of ammonia may be tried ; it often does good, the dose being from two grains 

 to ten in camphor water, or even plain water. 



The chronic form of bronchitis will always yield, if the dog is young, to careful feeding, 

 moderate exercise, and the exhibition of cod-liver oil with a mild iron tonic. The exercise, 

 however, must be moderate, and the dog kept from the water. A few drops, to a teaspoonful, 

 of paregoric, given at night, will do good, and the bowels should be kept regular, and a simple 

 laxative pill given* now and then. 



3. Laryngitis. 



Laryngitis, or inflammation of the organ of voice, is a disease frequently met with in the dog, 

 although more commonly in the chronic than in the acute form. The acute form may be present 

 without any other disease, or may be accompanied with bronchitis or catarrh. 



It is characterised by difficulty not only in breathing, but also in swallowing, although there 

 is both thirst and fever. There is prolonged inspiration and a hoarse rasping cough, dry at first, 

 but latterly getting moist. If the back part of the pharynx be looked at it will be found red and 

 congested, and there will be a plenteous discharge of viscid saliva. 



If there should be much effusion about the glottis or rima glottidis, the danger to life will be 

 extreme, and only averted by the early performance of tracheotomy, which only a skilful veterinary 

 surgeon may be trusted to perform. But unless the symptoms are very urgent the operation will 

 not be required. Hot fomentations, however, ought to be very frequently applied, and the dog 

 made to inhale medicated steam. Mustard poultices will also do good, and stimulating liniments 

 or turpentine dressings. 



Care must be taken when the inflammation has been got under, which we can tell by the 

 diminution in the violence of the symptoms, to keep the animal's strength up with gruel, beef-tea, 

 milk, eggs, &c., and perhaps wine will be wanted as well. 



Open the bowels well at the commencement of the disease, give low diet for the first few days. 



Give also in water thrice a day from five to ten grains each of the chlorate and nitrate of 

 potash. 



