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the membranes of the nostrils and air passage, and a more or less thick discharge 

 of muco purulent matter from the nose, constituting what is commonly known as 

 catarrh. The disease is disgusting and annoying in the extreme and has a very 

 debilitating effect upon the patient's general health. The eyes become affected, 

 and if the disease is not properly treated the inflammation spreads to the bones 

 of the head, the discharge becomes unendurably offensive and the breathing is 

 seriously interfered with. The longer the disease is neglected the worse it 

 becomes. 



TREATMENT. Remove all discharge from the nostrils by frequent bathing with 

 a saturated solution of boracic acid, as the discharge irritates the external parts 

 and is liable to cause eczema. Apply the oxide of zinc or iodoform ointment to the 

 parts. With a small syringe a small quantity of the following solution should be 

 injected into the nostrils three times a day: 



Sulphate of zinc 8 grains 



Boracic acid 30 grains 



Glycerine 1 ounce 



Water 1 ounce 



An ordinary atomizer or spray can be used to good advantage several times 

 a day, using either Listerine or a spray after the following formulae: 



Sodal. biborat : 1 dram 



Sodal. carb 1 dram 



Acid carbolic 6 grains 



Sulph. of zinc 10 grains 



Sulph. of morphine 10 grains 



Glycerin^ 1 ounce 



Distilled water. ., 8 ounces 



Keep the dog in warm comfortable quarters and pay particular attention to his 

 diet. If there is any tendency to scantiness of urine or costiveness, give 20 drops 

 of cascara sagrada in a teaspoonful of olive oil. Feed anything he will eat and 

 give a tablespoonful of cod liver .oil emulsion or Fellows' Syrup of Hypophosphites 

 four time a day, containing in addition 20 drops of the Syrup of Iodide of Iron. 

 If there is much discharge from the eyes wash them several times a day with a 

 saturated solution of boracic acid. 



CHEST-FOUNDER -See KENNEL-LAMENESS. 



COLIC. This subject is very completely covered by Dalziel. 



"Nearly all domestic animals are subject to attacks of colic, or gripes, as it is 

 more frequently termed, especially when the horse is the subject of the. disease. 

 In the dog, puppies are especially liable to it, but it attacks dogs of all ages, and, i* 

 not promptly attended to and properly treated, is very liable to end in inflamma 

 tion of the bowels a most dangerous disease, which, in some of its features, 

 though happily not its dangerous ones, colic resembles. One very important point 

 of distinction is, that whereas inflammation comes on gradually, and feverishness, 

 with hot. dry nose, etc., always exist as premonitory symptoms, colic comes on sud- 

 denly, and a dog eating well and seeming in perfect health is seized with spasm of 

 the coat of the bowels, causing such pain that he gives voice to a low moan, which 

 is afterward changed to a prolonged howl, as the paroxysms of pain increase in 

 xrequency and severity. In colic, too, the nose and mouth are cool, and there is 

 no offensive breath. As in inflammation, the attitude is peculiar and unmtetak- 



