CHAPTER VII 



AILMENTS AFFECTING THE AIR-PASSAGES 



Catarrh Laryngitis Distemper Pleurisy and Pneumonia 

 Bronchitis Tuberculosis Diphtheria. 



THE cat is by no means exempt from the ail- 

 ments affecting the air-passages, but less so than 

 the horse, dog, etc., chiefly because it is neither 

 compelled to undergo such severe exertion, nor yet 

 to live under such unhealthy and unfavourable con- 

 ditions as those to which the aforesaid animals are 

 subject. The simplest complaint of the respiratory 

 apparatus is that known as 



Catarrh. {Snuffles). 



This is denoted by a watery discharge from the 

 nose and eyes : a snuffling of the nose ; perhaps a 

 slight cough, and a want of usual vigour. 



Treatment. 



Keep in warm house and give warm food. 

 Follow on with a dose of Epsom Salt, say 20 

 or 30 grains in a little water, if such can be con- 

 veniently given ; but catarrh usually cures itself in 



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