DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY ORGANS. 43 



Sytn^oms. — Occasional cough ; short respiration, acceler- 

 ted during exertion, with increased cough ; failing appetite ; 

 Dss of flesh. As the disease proceeds, profuse expectoration 

 ikes place, the breath becomes foetid, great prostration is 

 lanifest, the hair falls off, diarrhoea sets in, and the animal 

 ies much in the same way as our own unfortunate species do. 



Treatment. — This can only be adopted so far as the allevia- 

 ion of suffering and the prolongation of life are concerned : 

 ure is impossible. In the eafly stages a seton in the chest, 

 od-liver oil and iron, nutritious diet, and the avoidance of 

 xposure to damp and cold, will often arrest the progress of 

 isease ; in fact, if thus checked early it will assume a quies- 

 ent state, and remain so for a long time, or even the natural 

 eriod of canine existence. 



It is almost needless to add that a dog so affected should 

 ever be used for breeding purposes. 



POLYPUS. 



Polypus within the nose is occasionally met with in canine 

 iractice. At times the tumor is visible externally, protrud- 

 ng from the nostril ; whilst at others, and when small, it may 

 le situated high up and out of sight. 



Symptoms. — The animal frequently sneezes, and from the 

 bstruction to the free passage of air the respiration is stuffy 

 nd difficult, and if the obstruction has existed some time, is 

 ccompanied with nasal discharge. Examination reveals the 

 resence of polypus. 



Treatment. — This consists in removal by ligature or for- 

 eps, and the nostril may be syringed for a few days after- 

 rards with a weak solution of alum. 



