The existence of this, disease is easily recognised. There is not only the cessation of the cough, the heaving, the heat of the mouth, and the coldness of the feet, which characterize the same malady in the horse, but there is the same disinclination to lie down. The dog seats himself upon his haunches, his head elevated, his muzzle protruded, his breathing hard and quick, and his countenance anxious; yet there he sits, and will sit hour after hour, and until he is so completely wearied that his legs slip from under him; still he recovers himself, and will not fall until he falls to die. The causes which lead on to cold and inflammation of the chest in other animals will produce it in the dog; and he is often predisposed to it by the foolish nursing that is lavished upon him.

He must be bled, and to the full quantity, according to his size. To this should follow a dose of physic. The Epsom salts rolled in paper, or in solution, will be most likely to remain on his stomach and to produce the desired effect. Then should be given the cough and fever balls (Recipe No. 20, p. 187), made fully large when compared with his size, and repeated morning, noon, and night.

A second bleeding should take place if the inflammation is not subdued; yet some caution should be exercised here, for the dog suffers more, perhaps, than any other animal by an unnecessary loss of blood. All food should be removed, or only a little milk and water, or weak broth, allowed.

This inflammation is either originally, or it soon becomes, one of the pleura, and then effusion in the chest quickly follows. For this there is seldom any cure.