PART II. 



D0G5. 



ASTHMA, 



Cause not known. 



Treatment. — Only palliative remedies can be given. Inhala- 

 tion of steam often proves beneficial ; a teaspoonful of liquid 

 tar may be added to the boiling water. 



ABSCESS. 



Under the name of abscess there are two distinct kinds of 

 swellings containing matter. 



The causes are much the same, namely : blows, bites, stings 

 and thorns. 



The most frequent are the class called serous, and the situa- 

 tion of them is about the head and neck. These are the parts 

 where dogs grapple with one another either in earnest, or in 

 those mimic battles in which pups specially delight to engage. 



The symptoms of abscess are sudden swelling, great ten- 

 derness and stiffness ; often the ear-flap is affected : it is filled 

 with fluid and stands up, though it may belong to a lop-eared 

 animal. 



Treatment. — In the majority of cases, the matter can be 

 entirely dispersed by using Elliman's. It should be rubbed in 

 night and morning with a good deal of massage. 



If too late for dispersal, it will be necessary to run a seton 

 through it. A large and sharp needle threaded with unbleached 

 tape and saturated with Elliman's should be passed from the 



