3*26 DISEASES OF DOGS. 



pug, the Italian greyhound, and the Blenheim spaniel, 

 are particularly subject to these tumours. In the pug 

 they are often large. Highly bred bull terrier pups 

 are likewise subject to be thus affected. The jugulars 

 pass over the swellings, and become strangely turgid, 

 from the impediment to the circulation which such 

 tumours must cause. The dog sometimes breathes 

 with difficulty, or has in a few instances been literally 

 suffocated by these enlargements. 



This is bronchocele, or enlargement of the thyroid 

 gland. Where it occasions no inconvenience, b ut 

 exists in a chronic form, the enlargement should not 

 be interfered with. However, where it is of an acute 

 nature, no time should be lost in taking the necessary 

 measures for its relief. The following pills should be 

 immediately compounded, and be thrice administered 

 during every day. 



RECIPE (No. 6). 

 Pills for Bronchocele. 



Take — Iodine, one, two, or four grains ; 



Quassia powder, and extract of gentian, a sufficiency : 

 Make into sixteen pills: choosing the amount of iodine according 

 to the size of the animal : and give three daily. 



At the same time the hair should be cut as short as 

 possible over the tumour, which should be rubbed for 

 a quarter of an hour thrice daily with some of the 

 following ointment. 



RECIPE (No. 7). 

 Absorbing Ointment. 



Take — Iodide of lead, one drachm ; 

 Simple ointment, one ounce : 

 To be applied as has been directed. 



