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Symptoms. — There is a dry, hacking cough often fol- 
lowed by vomiting of slimy froth mixed with a little blood. 
The eyes are often bloodshot and the nose is hot and dry. 
Treatment. — Treatment should be similar to that out- 
lined in Sec. 3 of this chapter. A good medicine for a bron- 
chial cough is made as follows : 
Licorice Extract ^ ounce. 
Sweet Spirits of Nitre J/^ ounce. 
Spirits of Camphor % ounce. 
Mix this in about a cupful of lukewarm water and give a 
dessertspoonful to an ordinary-sized dog two or three times 
a day. 
4. Asthma. 
It IS usually noticed to affect aged dogs, although it 
may be found in others. 
Causes. — Sudden change of climate, prolonged derange- 
ment of the digestion, over-feeding and lack of exe/cise are 
the most prevalent causes. 
Treatment. — The most effective treatment is proper at- 
tention to the general condition. Feed light, easily digested, 
nutritious food and keep the bowels regular by doses of 
castor oil. 
5. Pleurisy. 
Causes. — These are similar to those of cold or bronchitis. 
Symptoms. — The symptoms are as outlined for pleural 
pneumonia, Sec. 1, but it may be noted that when the pleura, 
or covering of the lungs is inflamed the ribs are more or less 
fixed, while the abdominal muscles are brought more into 
action. 
Treatment. — Follow the same treatment as outlined in 
Sec 1. 
6. Consumption. 
Dogs, like men, are born with a predisposition to con- 
sumption. Care, therefore, should be exercised to see that 
breeding stock is free from its ravages. 
Causes. — It may be hereditary or may be the after- 
cflFects of some weakening disease. Poor nourishment, in- 
