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in shawls before a hot fire, and almost totally deprived of 

 one of the great essentials to recovery — the inhalation of 

 fresh and cool air. As veterinarians, we are by this time 

 all thoroughly aware of the importance of this great prin- 

 ciple in the treatment of catarrhal diseases in the lower 

 animals ; and in proportion to that knowledge, so has our 

 success in treatment been greater ; so that diseases of this 

 type are now few and far between, whereas they were once 

 rife and fatal. 



As the symptoms continue to abate, the nourishment of 

 the diet can be increased, and cod-liver oil may be given as 

 previously described. 



When distemper becomes associated with jaundice, it is 

 commonly called the "yellows," and treated by kennel-men 

 and quacks as a distinct disease ; though I need hardly 

 say that it is but the result of general derangement of the 

 system, consequent on improperly treated or neglected 

 distemper. 



The symptoms are a yellow tinge of the eyes, visible 

 mucous membranes, and thin parts of the integument — as 

 inside the thighs, forearms, and ears, and that covering the 

 abdomen ; pain on pressure over the region of the liver, and 

 sometimes enlargement, with hardness ; the faeces pale and 

 hard, or soft and greenish, and mingled with mucus ; the 

 urine high-coloured, hot, and occasionally turbid. 



The patient may or may not exhibit catarrhal symptoms, 

 with jaundice. In distemper it most frequently follows the 

 former. 



A mild dose of aloes and calomel is generally at first 

 advisable, but in the administration of this we must be. 

 guided by the other symptoms. If the catarrh is still 

 present, or the bowels irritable, aloes must certainly be 

 avoided. Five-grain doses of hydrarg. cum creta may be 

 given daily to a medium-sized dog ; and if this is found to 

 be unattended with benefit, sulphurous acid — from three to 

 ten drops in a little cold water — may be tried, as it is 



