BRONCHITIS 71 



Bfonchitis 



For symptoms, see Inflammation of the Lungs. Give as 

 much nourishing food as possible ; keep a bronchitis kettle 

 full of boiling water, to which add 6 drops of oil of euca- 

 lyptus, and place the dog's basket as near it as possible. Rub 

 the chest with camphorated oil, and give every four hours 

 a teaspoonful of the following drops : 2 oz. glycerine, 2 oz. 

 oxymel of squills, 1 oz. balsam of aniseed, 1 oz. run honey, 

 8 drops of oil of terebene. 



Bronchitis (small dogs) 



(' Kara Avis ') 



Keep the dog warm and rub the throat and chest 

 every night with this liniment : 4 oz. of gin, 1 tea- 

 spoonful of spirit of camphor, 1 teaspoonful of spirit of 

 hartshorn, and 1 teaspoonful of cayenne pepper. Shake 

 the bottle before using, and sprinkle a few drops on a piece 

 of flannel and rub the throat and chest gently, and hold 

 the flannel to the parts for a few minutes, and give it the 

 following cough mixture : 2 oz. of glycerine, 1 table- 

 spoonful of oxymel of squills, 1 tablespoonful of melted 

 gum arabic, 1 tablespoonfal of honey, and 3 terebene 

 lozenges pounded to a fine powder ; give a small teaspoonful 

 of this twice a day, and 1 teaspoonful of cod-liver oil once 

 a day. 



Canker 



Canker of the ear is a very common disease both ex- 

 ternally and internally, and is best described by calling it 

 an eruption, which first shows itself in the interior and 

 then in the outer ear, caused principally by the irritation 

 of the discharge, or by the constant shaking of the head 

 from the itching produced by the eruption. The first 

 symptom is generally that the dog claws at his ear and 

 shakes his head, and, should the ear be examined, it is 



