BOOK III. 



THE ORDINARY DISEASES OF THE DOG AND 

 THEIR TREATMENT. 



CHAPTER I. 

 FEVERS. 



SIMPLE EPHEMEEAL FEVER. 



N the Dog, simple fever is merely a condition in which there is first a 

 chilliness, accompanied by actual increase of surface heat, and quick 

 respiration and pulse ; then loss of appetite and diminished secretion of 

 urine, with frequently costive bowels ; and, finally, a tendency to con- 

 gestion in the mucous membrane of the lungs or nostrils, or of some 

 other internal organ, but generally of the lungs and nose, producing cough and 

 running at the nose and eyes. The febrile symptons usually run a short course, 

 seldom going beyond three days, but the congestion of the mucuous membrane often 

 remains much longer. 



In the first place, complete rest should be accorded ; next, a dose of aperient 

 medicine, with calomel, in the following shape, will generally be advisable, as it will 

 clear away any sources of irritation which may exist : Calomel, 2 to 4 grains ; jalap 

 in powder, 10 to 15 grains ; ginger, 1 grain mix. The dose will be in proportion 

 to the size and strength of the dog, giving one-half or a quarter to a small one, or 

 to a young puppy. When this has operated, with the assistance of some gruel, 

 very little more will be necessary under ordinary circumstances, and in a few days 

 the dog will be well. 



SIMPLE EPIDEMIC FEVER, OR INFLUENZA. 



This species of fever is closely allied to the preceding variety in everything but 

 the cause, which, instead of being exposure to cold, is some peculiar condition of 

 the air, to which the name epidemic is given, in order to conceal our ignorance, for 

 it is really only giving a name and nothing else. The term influenza is precisely 

 similar, both only signifying the peculiar and general prevalence of the complaint, 

 and not defining its nature or its cause. The latter term is, however, applied more 

 especially to epidemic catarrh, which is the form we are now considering. As the 



