COUGHS 595 



well applied at the base of the ear externally, close to 

 the head. 



COUGHS. 



It frequently happens that cough precedes the dis- 

 temper ; and if the dog is young, and no probable 

 reason can be assigned for the cold he has taken, it 

 may reasonably be inferred that it is a premonitory 

 symptom of that disease ; and precautionary measures 

 ought to be adopted. The cough which precedes 

 distemper is always accompanied by dullness, and cold 

 shiverings, with wasting of the flesh ; and it is always 

 dry and short in its character. Still there is little 

 perceptible diminution in his appetite. For this, the 

 following may be given with great advantage : — 



Febrifuge antimonial powder . 6 grains, 

 Powdered nitre .... 8 grains, 

 Linseed-tea i gill. 



A cough arising from a cold is distinguished from 

 that connected with the distemper by its shortness 

 and frequency. 



Sometimes cough is occasioned by worms ; when 

 this is the case, the coat stares, and the breath is 

 very fetid. When this is suspected, it must be treated 

 as recommended for worms, under its proper head. 



INFLAMMATION OF THE LUNGS. 



This is occasioned by colds, and many dogs die of 

 it. It is a complaint which, with the canine species, 

 is very rapid in its effects ; and, therefore, must be 

 speedily attended to. 



Symptoms. — An animal labouring under this 

 malady holds up his head, as if to give him more 

 freedom in breathing, the pulse is much accelerated, 

 with an oppressed beating of the heart. 



