44 The Management and Diseases of the Dog. 



general expression is haggard and pitiful in the extreme. 

 The position on the haunches is still maintained, or, if 

 changed, it is but momentarily, to stand with the fore-legs 

 propped apart to allow more room for the abdominal 

 muscles to aid respiration. 



When the third stage arrives and suppuration commences 

 — in other words, when the lung-structure breaks down, 

 auscultation discovers a new sound — a bubbling or gurgling 

 crepitation caused by the passage of air through pus. 



On placing the hand flat upon the side, much the same 

 sensation will be communicated ; it is as though fluid was 

 boiling underneath, and I have been painfully struck with 

 this phenomenon both in the human and canine subject. 

 The appealing look for relief in this stage is most affecting ; 

 acutely is the weakness of human aid now felt by the atten- 

 dant — petting, caressing, words of comfort and pity are all 

 that he has to dispose of. 



The cough is now loose, and accompanied with copious 

 expectoration ; the mouth and lips are coated with sticky 

 slime ; the breath has a peculiar foetid cadaverous odour, 

 and is taken in short gasps ; the ears and extremities are 

 cold and clammy ; the pulse is imperceptible, and death 

 closes the scene. Such, briefly, may be described as the 

 leading symptoms in the several stages of pneumonia. 



Treatment. — Pneumonia admits of no delay in treatment ; 

 immediately symptoms of the malady are presented, our 

 course must be promptly decided. The same remarks as to 

 the advisability of bleeding and physic in pleurisy are 

 equally applicable here. Stimulants and counter-irritation 

 are decidedly indicated ; in protracted pneumonia the latter 

 may be carried to the extent of a cantharidine application, 

 and the seton is especially serviceable ; the necessity of 

 bodily warmth, the admittance of a reasonable amount of 

 fresh air, and a nutritious diet must not be forgotten. Iron 

 and cod-liver oil, after the more active symptoms have 

 abated, will materially assist in promoting convalescence. 



