104 DISEASES OF CATS 



takes pl^ce in the pharynx and tonsils and 

 therefore considers that every effort should be 

 made to disinfect, if possible, the pharyngeal 

 and tonsillar areas. Clinical results when such 

 efforts have been made have shown the efficacy 

 of them, whether or no the hypothesis is cor- 

 rect. To that end, therefore,, the nasal cham- 

 bers, mouth, pharynx and tonsils should be 

 douched with a 1/1,000 solution of chinosol, 

 the solution should be syringed up the nostrils 

 with a small syringe (a fountain pen filler is 

 just the thing), the liquid being forced into 

 the pharynx ; the mouth should then be washed 

 out with some of the same solution and about 

 one to two ounces given as a drench. 



This method of treatment should be institut- 

 ed immediately symptoms appear and should 

 be continued daily until convalescence. In the 

 initial stages of the disease the douchings 

 should be given at least three times a day, but 

 as improvement takes place once daily is suffi- 

 cient. 



Constipation should be corrected with small 

 doses of calomel and the other complications 

 treated as they arise, and according to their na- 

 ture. The basic principle in the treatment is 

 the disinfection of the alimentary tract.' 

 Collapse and exhaustion may be treated with 

 hypodermic injections of normal saline solu- 

 tion, atropin or cafeine. 



