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terminated in retching. There was a discharge of water from the eyes ; 

 but the nose was cool and moist. Give an emetic, and then two grains of 

 the James's powder. 29th. The animal coughed almost the whole of the 

 night. There was more watery discharge from the eyes, which appeared 

 to be red and impatient of light ; the nose continued cool, and the dog did 

 not refuse his food. An aperient ball was given ; and twice afterward^ in 

 the day, the nitre, antimonial powder, and digitalis. 30th. The cough is 

 as frequent, but not very loud. Give a mixture of syrup of poppies and 

 prussic acid morning and night, and the ball as yesterday. 31st. Nearly 

 in the same state as yesterday, except that he is not so thirsty, and does 

 not eat so well. Give the mixture three times daily. Nov. 1st. He had 

 an emetic in the morning, which produced a large quantity of phlegm, but 

 the cough is no better. No evacuation during the two last days. Give 

 an aperient ball, and the mixture as before in the evening. 



The prussic acid has been fairly tried ; it has not in the least mitigated 

 the cough, but begins to make the dog sick, and altogether to destroy his 

 appetite. Give three times in the day a mixture consisting of two-thirds 

 of a drachm of syrup of poppies, and one-third of syrup of buckthorn. 

 The sickness ceased, and the cough remained as before. I then gave 

 twice in the day half a grain of calomel, the same of opium, two each of 

 pulvis antimonialis and digitalis, and four grains of nitre, morning and 

 noon, with six grains of the Dover's powder at night. This was continued 

 on the 3rd, 4th and 5th of November, when there were longer intervals of 

 rest, and the dog did not cough so harshly when the fit was on him. On 

 the 6th, however, no medicine was given ; but towards evening the dog 

 coughed as much as ever, and a decided mucous discharge commenced 

 from the nose and the eyes, with considerable snorting. An emetic was 

 given, and the balls resorted to as before. 



7th. He appeared to be much relieved by the emetic. The cough was 

 better, the dog ate well, and had regained his usual spirits. The ball as 

 before. 9th. Slight tenesmus now appeared. It quickly became frequent 

 and violent. The dog strained very much ; but the discharge was small in 

 quantity, and consisted of adhesive mucus. Give two drachms of castor 

 oil, and the fever-ball with opium. The cough is worse, and the dog still 

 continues to strain, no blood, however, appearing, llth. The opium and 

 oil have had their desired effect, and the cough is better. 12th. Except 

 the animal is kept under the influence of opium, the cough is dreadfully 

 troublesome. I have, however, obtained one point. I have been per- 

 mitted to subtract four ounces of blood ; but blood had been mingling with 

 the expectorated mucus before I was permitted to have recourse to the 

 lancet. 13th. The dog is better, and we again have recourse to the fever 

 mixture, to which, on the 14th, I added a very small portion of the car- 

 bonate of iron, for the dog was evidently getting weak. The sickness has 

 returned, and the cough is decidedly worse. 16th. Rub a small quantity 

 of rheumatic embrocation, and tincture of cantharides. llth. The first 

 application of the blister had not much effect ; but this morning it began 

 to act. The dog ran about the house as cross as he could be for more 

 than an hour ; there was considerable redness on the throat and chest. 

 The cough, however, was decidedly better. 18^. The cough is better. 

 Again apply the embrocation. 19th. The cough and huskiness Jiave 

 returned. Employ an emetic, and continue the embrocation. 20th. The 

 cough is decidedly worse. Continue the embrocation, and give the fever 



