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great care must be taken not to attempt forcing liquid upon an nn- 

 eonseioua animal, or choking will be the inevitable result. Brandy 

 can be injected under the sHn (snbcataneously). Ice when procur- 

 able should be applied to the head and spinal cord, and ammonia to 

 the nostrils. If there is a fracture of the skull, an operation wiU 

 become necessary. A part of the bone may be pressing upon the 

 brain, when it would have to be raised, and so relieve the pressure. 



CONSTXPATIOir.— iSTee Bowels, Obstbuction of. 



CONVULSIONS.— <See Fits, TEETEiNa. 



COKTZA.—See Catabbh. 



COSTIVENESS.— <9ee Bowels, Obstbttction of. 



OOTTGH, — Strictly speaking cough is merely a symptom of 

 disease and not a disease in itself. To decide what particular 

 disease is indicated by the cough, the concomitant symptoms and 

 circumstances, as described under the special diseases which are 

 usually preceded or accompanied by cough, must be taken into 

 account, and the treatment called for in each case followed. 

 Coughs vary as much in character as do the diseases of which 

 they are in many cases the most pronounced indication. Thus, in 

 common cold the cough is slight and humid ; iu bronchitis, 

 bard, dry, and frequent ; and in inflammation of the lungs, short 

 and suppressed, doubtless from the pain caused by the effort. 

 When the throat is sore, the cough is hoarse and generally 

 accompanied by mora or less difficulty in swallowing ; in asthma, 

 the cough may be described as wheezy, and is often followed 

 by retchiag or vomiting. Cough in distemper has a peculiar 

 husky, hoUow sound. Cough may be produced by a bit of bone 

 or other substance sticking in the throat and causing irritation, 

 in which case it is the natural effort to get relief, and ceases with 

 the removal of the irritating cause. As cough is almost invariably 

 connected with some derangement of the respiratory organs, or air- 

 passages, its warning should never be neglected, and an early resort 

 to the use of the Coiigh Fills will be sure to relieve, will frequently 

 cure, and can, under no circumstances, do any harm. 



Coiigh SExtures. — 1 part paregoric elixir, with 3 parts of the syrup 

 or the oxymel of squilla A teaspoonful is a dose for a 201b. dog. 

 Liquor morphias mur., Idr. ; spirits of camphor oo., 2dr, ; ipe- 

 cacuanha wine, Idr. ; glycerine Joz., water to 3oz. Dose, a tea- 

 spoonful to a dessertspoonful three times a day. 



If the cough is due to a sore throat, 5gi'. to lOgr. of chlorate of 

 potash three or four times a day, vdll relieve it, as also will a piece 



