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dary, and from which the cat has been weakened 

 and is greatly debilitated. 



The conditions to be found. upon physical 

 examination in these two cases are absolutely 

 identical, and the treatment for it is practical^ 

 the same. Suppose, however, that not one cat 

 alone, but several, are found in the same house 

 or stable in the same condition, or in variable 

 degrees pointing toward the same disease, or 

 that we have from the owner a history that 

 during the last few weeks, or for a longer or 

 shorter period, other cats have been presenting 

 the same symptoms, then we can assume it to 

 be distemper. 



Treatment of Distemper. The cat with dis- 

 temper must be isolated at once, and put into 

 a quiet room where it is well protected from 

 drafts of air, while still supplied with fresh air. 

 It should be kept warm. At the outset, before 

 the complications become marked, it can have 

 a little bicarbonate of soda, or sulphur, in its 

 water or milk, and a very light laxative. It 

 should never be given an active cathartic, as 

 this tends to excite diarrhoea. The catarrh, 

 bronchitis, broncho-pneumonia, and diarrhoea 



