EPISTAXIS 13 



catarrhal conditions may spread farther down the 

 respiratory tract. 



A mild laxative, such as olive oil or cascara ex- 

 tract, should be given, and the nose kept clear of 

 discharge. Inhalation of medicated vapor gives 

 great relief and soothes the inflamed mucous mem- 

 brane. A few drops of oil of eucalyptus, creolin 

 or Friar's balsam (compound tincture' of benzoin), in 

 a kettle of boiling water, is- all the apparatus re- 

 quired for steaming a dog. Small doses of quinin 

 bromid, given three or four times daily, are usually 

 all the medicine required. Attention must be paid 

 to the surroundings, the patient being made com- 

 fortable in a warm, dry and properly ventilated 

 kennel. The diet should consist chiefly of milk and 

 easily digested solid foods. 



Epistaxis 



Bleeding from the nose is usually the result of 

 violence, such as a kick or blow; it may be slight 

 or very profuse, according to the extent of the in- 

 jury. It is also seen as a symptom in disease of 

 the turbinated bones, in neoplasms of the nasal or 

 other sinuses of the. head, and also in some para- 

 sitic affections, such as from the Pentastoma tseni- 

 oides and in hookworm disease (Uncinaria trigono- 

 cephala infestation). 



Treatment. — The animal must be kept quiet, and 

 cold, either in the form of cold water or ice packs, 

 should be applied over the nasal sinuses. Spraying 

 the nostrils and nasal mucous membrane with a 

 1-1000 solution of adrenalin chlorid will usually 

 control the hemorrhage. However, in case the 

 hemorrhage becomes alarming and fails to respond 

 to the foregoing treatment, a full physiologic dose 



