Treatment: Dash hot and cold water alternately over the head, and inject stimulants, as ether or brandy, under skin—from ten[1] to twenty drops of either.
Artificial Respiration: When the condition is due to partial drowning, hold the dog up, with his head downwards for a minute that the water may escape from the lungs, then place the dog on his back, draw the tongue out, and with the hand placed on the lower part of the chest—that is just where the chest and abdomen join—press downwards and forwards with some little force, then suddenly raise the hand to allow the chest to expand. This should be repeated every three or four seconds. Do not attempt to make the dog swallow whilst in an unconscious state.
Asthma:
Symptoms: Heavy breathing, troublesome cough. If the ear is applied to the chest a crackling noise will be heard with each inspiration. The heart is weak and the pulse irregular.
Treatment: Aperient medicine should be given, and be repeated once or twice a week, also the following mixture:
Recipe:
| Liquor Morphia, | ½ to 3 drachms.[1] |
| Hoffman’s Spirit, | ½ to 3 drachms. |
| Paregoric, | 1 to 4 drachms. |
| Syrup of Squills, | 2 to 8 drachms. |
| Water to | 1½ to 6 ounces. |
Doses: One teaspoonful to a tablespoonful three or four times a day, or from ten drops to a teaspoonful of glyco-heroin in a little water may be given three or four times a day.[1]
When the condition is the result of heart disease, which is often the case, give the following mixture:—