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every hour ; double the quantity for a full-sized terrier, treble 

 for a large dog. 



Beef-tea, mutton-broth, or milk in which plain biscuit or 

 bread has been soaked and broken down, should be given 

 with a spoon, unless voluntarily taken, two or three times 

 c'uring the day. 



If there appears danger of suffocation, emetics may be 

 administered until vomiting is induced. The ipecacuanha 

 wine in some cases answers well — dose from fifteen to thirty 

 drops in a little warm water. 



When the acute symptoms have subsided, which the breath- 

 ing becoming less labored and panting, the heart's action 

 steadier, pulse less frequent and softer, and an occasional 

 deep-drawn sigh will denote, the brandy may be given at 

 longer intervals, the chlorodyne suspended, and the tincture 

 of iron substituted in five, ten, or fifteen drops, in proportion 

 to the size of the dog. The body must be kept warm, but 

 fresh air is throughout absolutely necessary ; therefore ample 

 ventilation, without draught, should be allowed. This is a 

 point on which I am m.ost particular. Often and often again 

 have I found my little patient, through the mistaken kindness 

 of its fair owner, smothered in shawls before a hot fire, and 

 almost totally deprived of one of the great essentials to 

 recovery — the inhalation of fresh and cool air. As veterina- 

 rians, we are by this time all thoroughly aware of the import- 

 ance of this great principle in the treatment of catarrhal 

 diseases in the lower animals ; and in proportion to that 

 knowledge, so has our success in treatment been greater ; so 

 that diseases of this type are now few and far between, where- 

 as they were once rife and fatal. 



As the symptoms continue to abate, the nourishment of 

 the diet can be increased, and cod-liver oil may be given as 

 previously described. 



When distemper becomes associated with jaundice, it is 

 commonly called the "yellows," and treated by kennel-men 

 and quacks as a distinct disease ; though I need hardly say 



