14 THE MANAGEMENT AND DISEASES OF THE DOG. 



impeded, the shiverings more frequent, languor greater, urine 

 high-colored, bowels constipated, and stools coated with 

 slime. 



Treatment. — Fortunately for the patient, the old system of 

 depletion by bleeding and physic is with men of science no 

 longer in use. The administration of diffusible stimulants at 

 the onset, with careful attention to warmth and comfort, 

 generally suffices to effect a cure. 



Spt. Camphor i ounce. 



Spt. ^ther Nit 2 " 



Liq. Ammon. Acetat. 4 " 



A teaspoonful twice or three times a day for a small dog, 

 double for a large one. 



Where the fever runs high, tarter emetic, J^-i grain, or 

 Dover's powder, 5-10 grains, may be given daily j but this 

 usually in the dog is uncalled for. If the mucous discharge 

 has a tendency to lodge in the facial sinuses, which a rattling 

 respiration with frequent snuffling will denote, steaming the 

 head will encourage its outward flow, and afford considerable 

 relief. 



The diet requires very little alteration, warm broth, beef- 

 tea, or milk, are most suitable. The liability of catarrh to 

 extend to other structures must not be overlooked. Undue 

 and premature exposure to damp and cold during the attack 

 should therefore be avoided. If much debility attends the 

 complaint, from 5-10 drops of tinct. ferri in 1-2 teaspoon- 

 fuls of cod-liver oil should, after the first three or four days, 

 take the place of the first prescribed medicine. Constipation 

 is best relieved with enemas, or a little salad oil — purgatives i 

 are strongly contra-indicated. 



INFLUENZA, 



Or epidemic catarrh, is similar in character to the foregoinc 

 disease, but it is attended with greater prostration, and is 



