DISEASES. 99 



second stage, when hepatization takes place The cough now is frequent and ac- 

 companied by expectoration, and respiration is performed with great effort and 

 pain, and the general expression is haggard and pitiful in the extreme. When it 

 has reached this stage a warm poultice of linseed meal should be placed in the 

 region of the lungs, and be renewed several times, care being taken that after 

 the first poultice a piece of flannel is bound over the spot, lest the patient should 

 take a fresh chill. 



After the fever has subsided, tonic treatment will be necessary, and for this 

 there is nothing better than quinine, the dose of which would be about two grains 

 every three hours for setters and pointers, and more in proportion for larger dogs. 

 For toy or smaller dogs one grain is enough. Solid food must be entirely withheld 

 until the patient has quite recovered; he must be dieted on such things as beef 

 tea, milk, broth, etc. Finally, the cure will have to be made complete by a course 

 of some good tonic pill, in which iron is one of the ingredients. Clayton's, or 

 Sergeant's, or Dent's Condition Pills are good to use now. I can rurnish either 

 by return mail if you cannot find them in your own town. 



PERITONITIS. See BOWELS, INFLAMMATION OF. 



PENIS, DISCHARGE FROM (Balanitis). A great many dogs suffer from an 

 inflammation and excited state of the organs of generation, having frequent par- 

 tial erections, with a discharge of a thick yellowish matter, very loathsome if in a 

 house dog. Treatment consists in bathing the parts frequently with cold water, 

 giving quite a strong dose of ordinary black draught and the following medicine: 



Bicarbonate of soda 2 drams 



Bicarbonate of potash 2 drams 



Tincture of henbane 3 drams 



Mindererous spirit ly 2 ounce 



Water to make 6 ounces 



Dose for a toy dog up to 20 Ibs. a teaspoonful four or five times a day. 

 Larger dogs a tablespoonful. The prepuce should also be syringed with 

 weak Condy's Fluid or a lotion of boracic acid, one scruple to six ounces 

 of water. Give the dog barley water to drink and very little meat. Milk 

 and broth with chopped green vegetables (cooked) would be most suit- 

 able in such cases. 



PARALYSIS. Paralysis is due to pressure or injury of brain or to spinal cord. 

 If one side of the brain is affected, the opposite side of the body will be paralyzed; 

 but if the whole of the brain is implicated, the paralysis will be general. When 

 it arises from injury to the spine, it is the parts behind that power, that are 

 affected. Paralysis often follows distemper; the hindquarters suffer; in severe 

 cases the dog losing the use of his hind legs, dragging them along. In such a case 

 the muscles of the thigh will soon shrivel, and a cure is very rare. Chronic con- 

 stipation also produces paralysis, and may come as the result of general debility 

 and old age. Believers in dumb rabies say that paralysis of the lower jaw renders 

 the animal incapable of biting. Most everyone is familiar with the appearance of 

 paralysis, the loss of muscular power and constant wasting away of the muscles 

 in the part affected. Paralysis may be general, but is in most cases confined to one 

 set of muscles, ranging from a slight tottering gait to complete loss of power and 

 inability to walk. Loss of power and wasting of the hindquarter may also be 

 caused by tapeworm. So long as the dog can use his limbs he should be given 



