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oughly with soap, care being taken to dry the coat completely 

 afterwards. Sedatives should be given daily, such as a half grain 

 each of stramonium and tartar emetic, and in advanced stages 

 with weakness and emaciation, vegetable tonics will be demanded. 



Blaine strongly advocates a course of emetics, given every 

 alternate day, and Mayhew lauds frequently repeated ammoniacal 

 blisters to the sides. Such measures will be especially applicable 

 when there is irritation and discharge from the bronchial mucous 

 membrane. Strong subjects can alone, however, bear such treat- 

 ment. 



All cases of asthma in the dog are obstinate and critical and 

 require much judgment in treatment. 



ASTHMA IN THE HORSE. 



Hering records a case of spasmodic asthma, in a strong cart 

 horse. Besides the oppressed and difficult respiration, the animal 

 was excessively dull and had no appetite, but the pulse was al- 

 most of the natural standard. The animal was not benefited by 

 opening medicine but improved under active doses of extract of 

 hyoscyamus. Quillaume reports two asses attacked apparently 

 in the same way, and Delwart and Robertson refer to other 

 cases. They recovered under antispasmodics. These are at 

 least closely related to heaves, which is largely a neurosis at first. 



