374 KENNEL DISEASES. 
The lungs becoming affected, there is a chill, indicated by shiverings, 
followed by a sudden, rapid and great rise in temperature, the same usually 
reaching 106°. The attack is also characterized by weakness and prostration. 
And after it has well advanced there is difficulty in breathing, which often 
eventually becomes so great that the victim assumes a sitting position, which 
he keeps most of the time. 
The respiration is then rapid and shallow; and in the majority of cases it 
is attended by a short, dry, husky, and seemingly painful cough. The appear- 
ance of the patient is otherwise changed; his eyes are more bloodshot; he 
moves with greater difficulty ; his lips and tongue are purplish, and it is plainly 
evident that he is having a hard fight and suffering intensely. 
Notwithstanding this complication and the increased danger, no radical 
change in treatment is indicated. Manifestly the nursing must be most faith- 
ful. It is evident also that unless the poor sufferer be properly supported by 
nourishment he will soon succumb. Therefore his attendant must remain 
constantly with him ; and the rule to administer nourishment every three hours, 
by the clock, during the night as well as day, should be religiously observed. 
Milk and raw eggs, strong beef-teas and broths, and the juices of meats, are 
the forms of nourishment to be relied upon. 
Stimulants must now be pushed, and consist of brandy and the aromatic 
spirit of ammonia. Nor is there much danger of pushing them too far. They 
should be given not less often than every third hour, and the quantity of brandy 
be one tablespoonful for medium size breeds; six teaspoonfuls for largest 
breeds; three teaspoonfuls for fox terriers and the like; and one teaspoonful 
for toys. To each dose should be added the aromatic spirit of ammonia, in 
quantities advised in the foregoing. All should be diluted with three or four 
times its quantity of milk. 
A very peculiar effect of quinine is its ability to greatly modify an attack 
of pneumonia. It can scarcely shorten its course, but will materially lessen 
its intensity if given early and in one or two large doses. 
As soon as the temperature has gone up to 105° or over, and there is other- 
wise reason for believing that the lungs are being inflamed, quinine should be 
given immediately, in the following doses: 
For the largest breeds, ten grains; medium size, seven grains; for fox 
terriers and the like, four grains; toys, two grains. 
Two doses should be obtained from the druggest ; and each be put into gela- 
tine capsules. 
If in the course of three hours after administering one dose the temperature 
falls to near 103°, no more of the drug need be given; if however, such fall 
has not occurred, then the second dose should be administered — that is, 
within about three hours after the first dose. 
Quinine is never likely to fail to reduce the temperature under such condi- 
