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Dog Bronchitis information and treatment. Bronchitis is an inflammation of the bronchial tubes or wind pipes that convey the air to the lungs, the upper portion called the larynx. It is caused by exposure to damp and cold, neglecting a common cold, or being kenneled where foul emanations are breathed.
Dog Bronchitis
Dog Bronchitis is an inflammation of the bronchial tubes or wind pipes that convey the air to the lungs, the upper portion called the larynx. It is caused by exposure to damp and cold, neglecting a common cold, or being kenneled where foul emanations are breathed. Excessive barking, as dogs often do at their first bench show, will cause a slight inflammation of the larynx. When the larger air pipes are only affected, the cough is a short, dry, intermittent one at first, but in a few days it becomes more frequent and moist, mucus' is discharged from the nose and coughed up as well. When the smaller branches are attacked the cough is more severe, there is a constant wheezing, and frothy matter tinged with blood is expectorated; the breath is hot, mouth and nose dry and hot, the tongue is parched, the pulse is weak and considerably increased, eyes are red and inflamed, the discharge from the nose becoming thick and copious, and the dog suffers from violent sneezing. Treatment of Dog Bronchitis Put the dog in a room tolerably warm, one with a fire in it is best, where a tea-kettle is kept boiling, as the steam thus distributed throughout the room is very beneficial, but ventilation is also essential. A room with a fire place in it would insure this. Give the dog one dose of from three to five grains of true James' Powder. As a mild laxative, give a dose of castor oil. For food, give broths or porridge, with bits of boiled liver added. Where there is an accumulation of phlegm, and the animal endeavors to dislodge it, give a dessertspoonful to a tablespoonful of ipecacuanha wine to act as an emetic. This will greatly relieve the patient. If the cough is troublesome, give from a dessertspoonful to a tablespoonful of the following twice a day: Liquor morphias mur 2 drams Spirit of ether sulp. Co 2 drams Tincture of camphor co 3 drams Ipecacuanha wine 1 dram Water to make 3 ounces Or 3gr. To 5gr. Of benzoic aid will relieve the cough. Apply hot linseed poultices to the chest and sides, and always place a coat upon the dog. A woolen cloth or blanket will do for this, covering his chest and around his body two-thirds towards rear, fastened with safety pins. The following medicine, in the form of a thin electuary, should then be administered to the patient every three hours: Electuary for Bronchitis and Sore Throat. Chlorate of potash 3 drams Wine of ipecacuanha. *. . . . 3 drams Tincture of opium 2 drams Powdered licorice root ] / 2 ounce Powdered gum acacia % ounce Honey 1 ounce Vinegar of squills y 2 ounce Mix and give to small dogs, up to 25-lb. Weight, half a teaspoonful every three hours, and to large dogs a teaspoonful as a dose. Shake bottle well before giving, as these ingredients have a tendency to separate. It should be placed well back on the tongue and should be swallowed gradually.
It is sometimes advisable to blister the throat and front of the chest, and in most cases a good rubbing with a strong stimulative liniment will be of service. Vinegar and mustard may be used, or the following, mixed: Spirits of turpentine iy 2 ounce Oil of origanum 1 ounce Tincture of cantharides y 2 ounce Spirit of hartshorn 1 ounce Rape oil .2 ounces Bronchitis often assumes a chronic form, especially in old dogs, when the cough is husky and constant, retching and discharge of phlegm, the breathing short and thick, and the dog is incapable of much exertion. Chronic cases are Incurable, but alleviation can be given when it is unusually bad by giving a dessertspoonful to a tablespoonful, according to size of dog, of equal parts of oxymel of squills and thick mucilage of acacia several times a day.
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