worst symptom of all is when the breath is exceedingly ho* 

 and foul, and when the belly and the extremities feel cold to 

 the touch. Even then, however, so long as it keeps on its legs 

 and is able to walk there may be a chance of recovery. 



" During the recovery from distemper, small and delicate 

 animals, terriers and spaniels, are very liable to faint. The 

 dog is lively, perhaps excited, when suddenly it falls upon its 

 side and all its Umbs stiffen. A series of these attacks may 

 follow one another, though generally one only occurs ; when 

 numerous and rapid there is some danger, but as a general 

 rule httle apprehension is to be entertained. The fainting fits 

 are of some consequence if they exist during a sickening for or 

 maturing of distemper. In pups that have not passed the 

 climax of the disease they are not unseldom the cause of death ; 

 but even in that case I [Mr. Mayhew] have never been con- 

 vinced that the measures adopted for the relief did not kill 

 quite as much or even more than the affliction. When the 

 symptom is mistaken and the wrong remedies are resorted to, 

 the fainting fits wiU often continue for hours or never be over- 

 come. When let alone the attack does not last, as a rule, 

 more than a quarter of an hour, and under judicious treatment 

 the consciousness almost immediately returns. When the 

 fainting fits occur during the progress or advance of the disease, 

 that is, before the symptoms have begun to amend, it is usually 

 preceded by signs of aggravation. For twelve or twenty-four 

 houi'S previously the dog is perceptibly worse ; it may moan or 

 cry, and yet no organ seem to be more decidedly affected than be- 

 fore. I attribute the sounds made to headache, and, confirming 

 this opinion there is always some heat at the scalp. The un- 

 certain character of the disease renders it a difficult matter to 

 lay down laws for its treatment ; there can be no doubt, how- 

 ever, that food and exercise have much influence over the 

 complaint, in whatever shape it may appear. Everything sweet 

 and everything fat must be rigorously withheld. Skim-milk 

 even is preferable to new, and ship-biscuit to be chosen before 

 wheaten bread. If these two latter articles can be procured a 

 more wholesome dish of bread and milk may be prepared witli 

 them than with any other. Boiled rice may be given in con- 

 siderable quantity, moistened — and this is the extreme limit as 

 regards animal food — with broth from which every pai-ticle of 

 fat has been skimmed. Whatever the sop consist of let it be 

 I'OLD before offered to the sick animal." 



Should the disease appear to be conquered your care of the 



