46 KENNEL DISEASES. 
The only medicinal treatment which can be properly advised here is on this 
line, for the purpose of confining the inflammation to narrow limits ; but it can 
be effectual only during the second, or possibly the third day, while thereafter 
the caretaker must rely mainly, if not wholly, on good nursing. It is well to add 
that were this done in all cases, the mortality would be much less than now, when 
the rule is to drug from the beginning to the end. 
When a dog presents symptoms which point to the lungs as the cause, he 
should be at once removed from his mates, if he has any, and put into a room by 
himself; the same being large, well lighted, and capable of good ventilation. 
Assuming him to be of medium or largest size breed, pills of quinine, each 
containing five grains, and freshly prepared, should then be obtained, and one 
given in a thin slice of raw meat, which must be forced far into the throat if the 
patient will not take it voluntarily. 
In the course of two hours there ought to be decidedly less fever, but if it 
keeps up, another pill should be administered; and this dose must be repeated 
again after a like interval if there is still high fever. 
If the patient is of smaller breed, instead of pills containing five grains of 
quinine, granules of one grain each should be obtained ; and of these three would 
be the right dose for dogs of the size of fox-terriers, while one would be suitable 
for the smallest toys, as Yorkshires. The doses should also be repeated twice, 
after intervals of two hours, unless the fever has abated. 
The favorable action of quinine is very pronounced in a large proportion of 
cases. It not only greatly reduces the fever, but seemingly arrests the progress 
of the inflammation in the lungs. In some instances, such is its happy effect, in 
less than twelve hours the patient suffers scarcely more than he would from a 
common cold; and although he continues ailing for four or five days, recovery is 
very speedy. 
Where the symptoms are strongly indicative of pneumonia it is always advi- 
sable to put onto the patient a cotton jacket, for the purpose of keeping the chest 
warm, relieving the discomfort within somewhat, and obviating danger from cold. 
To construct such is easy. Take a piece of cotton cloth, flannel, or other ser- 
viceable material, long enough to go around the chest and lap three or four 
inches, and wide enough to cover from the neck to the loins. Estimate the dis- 
tance between the legs, allow about one inch for the wadding, and cut holes for 
them. Now put on the cloth and shape it round the neck with pins, after the 
custom of dressmakers ; but no nice fit should be attempted, for the jacket must 
be padded. This done, remove it, sew the gathers at the neck, and pad with 
cotton wadding, preferably the glazed, using several sheets. After basting well, 
put the jacket on again, and sew it at the top. But while it should be snug, it 
must not be tight; for were it so it would be oppressive, and interfere with the 
patient’s breathing and movements. 
This is all that is required in the way of external applications. As for poul- 
