Your Dog and Your Cat 



curs more frequently at night. It is induced by 

 pressure of the throat which is tender. In severe 

 cases, the breathing is labored and fever is present. 



Treatment. — The food should be warm, moist- 

 ened, and in very small pieces to facilitate easy 

 swallowing. If the bowels are costive, oil should 

 be given. The cough can be treated with Syrup o£ 

 White Pine, given in teaspoonful doses every three 

 or four hours. The disease should not be allowed 

 to progress for any length of time. If the home 

 treatment fails to give relief, the doctor should be 

 summoned. 



Bronchitis. — Bronchitis develops from the same 

 causes as laryngitis and is also a S3m3ptom of dis- 

 temper. 



Symptoms. — High fever and chills, attending de- 

 pression and fatigue, loss of appetite, heavy breath- 

 ing, hard dry cough, and nasal discharge. 



Pneumonia. — Pneumonia is brought on by sud- 

 den chilling or long exposure to cold drafts. It 

 may be caused by inhaling oil, should the animal 

 choke during its administration. Pneumonia, some- 

 times occurs as an infectious disease and is often a 

 complication of distemper. 



Symptoms. — ^The symptoms of pneumonia re- 

 semble those of bronchitis from which it is hard to 

 differentiate. 



Treatment. — Bronchitis and pneumonia both 

 should be placed under the care of the doctor. The 

 high fever is sufficient evidence of the seriousness 



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