There are two affections of the membrane of the nose that deserve mention. The first is a peculiar violent spasmodic snorting noise, made with the head extended, and the nose protruded and pointing a little upwards. It will occasionally last for two minutes, or more, until the dog seems to be giddy, and staggers or falls; sometimes it terminates in a fit of sneezing: it is rarely connected with any degree of cough. It is coryza - inflammation of the membrane of the nose.

The only medicine that will have the slightest effect upon it is an emetic; and the best emetic for the dog is the following: -

Recipe (No. 14). Emetic Powder

Take - Calomel, and Emetic tartar, one ounce each; Red sulphurate of mercury, ten grains: Rub them well together.

The dose will vary from one to three grains of the powder, according to the size of the dog; and the best way to give these emetics is either to open the mouth of the animal and shake them on the tongue, or to mix them in a teaspoonful of milk and force this on the dog.

The mildest emetic (one grain) will usually answer here, and it should be given every third day until the animal is relieved.

The second complaint is a purulent discharge from the nose similar to that which accompanies one stage of distemper. Old dogs are very subject to it, and particularly old pugs. It is occasionally a discharge of simple pus, without much discoloration or smell; but at other times it is of almost all colours, and stinks insufferably. It is probably ulceration of some of the small bones of the nose; and there is no cure for it.