i6 The Management and Diseases of the Dog. 



urine high-coloured, bowels constipated, and stools coated 

 with slime. 



Treatment. — Fortunately for the patient, the old system of 

 depleti6n b)' bleeding and physic is with men of science no 

 longer in use. The administration of diffusible stimulants 

 at the onset, with careful attention to warmth and comfort 

 generally suffices to effect a cure. 



Spt. Camphor i ounce. 



Spt. .iEther Nit 2 ounces, 



Liq. Ammon. Acetat 4 ,, 



A teaspoonful twice or three times a day for a small dog, 

 double for a large one. 



Where the fever runs high, tartar emetic, \—'i. grain, or 

 Dover's powder, 5 — 10 grains, may be given daily ; but this 

 usually in the dog is uncalled for. If the mucous discharge . 

 has a tendency to lodge in the facial sinuses, which a 

 rattling respiration with frequent snuffling will denote, 

 steaming the head will encourage its outward flow, and 

 afford considerable relief. 



The diet requires very little alteration, warm broth, beef- 

 tea, or milk, are most suitable. The liability of catarrh to 

 extend to other structures must not be overlooked. Undue 

 and premature exposure to damp and cold during the attack 

 should therefore be avoided. If much debility attends the 

 complaint, from S — 10 drops of tinct. ferriin i — 2 teaspoon- 

 fuls of cod-liver oil should, after the first three or four days, 

 take the place of the first prescribed medicine. Consti- 

 pation is best relieved with enemas, or a little salad oil — pur- 

 gatives are strongly contra-indicated. 



INFLUENZA, 



Or epidemic catarrh, is similar in character to the foregoing 

 disease, but it is attended with greater prostration, and is 



