The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-20

1 of life, mostly, though, between the ages
 of months and 1 year.
 1 The first symptoms are watering eyes
 sneezing, hot or discharging nose, dry I cough, loss of appetite, shivering and ar | inclination to get away from everything and everybody In fact, the dog appears almost like human with hard attack o1
 the grippe. The minute these symptoms are noticed get one of the standard rem edies and give the treatment whether you are sure the disease has attacked the ami nal or not; it will do no harm. Don't 1 wait until morning." do it now! The chances are that you will settle the ani- mals fate in the first "A hours. If al- lowed time to become thoroughly settled in the system it may be complicated with pneumonia, jaundice or epilepsy, and fin- ally leven though the dog survives) reach chorea or paralysis.
 The main causes of distemper are badly ventilated kennels damp beds and ex- posture to drafts. Treat your friend like you do yourself. Give him decent, warm and dry quarters; change his bedding oc- casionally like you do your sheets
 Some fanciers argue that worms are a. cause for distemper I differ with them; worms are an internal parasite attacking the vital organs in different manners ac- cording to the species. But, if your dog has worms and contracts distemper it makes his chances for life's struggle far less.
 Some specialists affirm teething as S cause of this disease, Again I differ. As with worms it simply lessens the chances. At this age the system is irritated and at times the animal is feverish, and this con- dition renders the subject more liable to contraction of distemper. After inocula- tion of the germ the period of incubation is from one to three weeks, owing, prob- ably, to the animals condition. The dura- tion of the malady varies from 10 days to two months, according to severity and what time the case was taken in hand.
 When the dog is attacked with the dis ease the appetite is lost immediately, the animal acts like it wants the food, and then turns away as though sickened at its sight. Don't stop here; if you do your pet will decline and have no strength with which to combat the disease. Start break ing four or five raw eggs day down it's throat; get some good, lean meat mot scraps-grind it up fine and offer the dog; if it declines, open the mouth and put small portions down the throat, forcing if necessary; hold the mouth un- til swallowed. In connection with all the above tablespoonful of liquid peptinoid given four times 8 day will work Won- ders. All this treatment and food can be administered while doctoring with any standard remedy; 1t gives strength.
 Not infrequently while the animal is in a weak condition pneumonia develops. The breathing becomes rapid, the breath hot and rasping and a mucous rattle is observed The eyes become sunlxen, heart beats jerking and increased, and as the poor dog looks you in the face it appears human; it's face is haggard nostrils di- lated and the mouth drawn back, showing the amount of suffering the poor animal is undergoing while fighting for life. I have found that Omega oil, sold at all drug stores, is one of the most penetrating and beneficial external applications to be applied to the suffering friend, both in distemper and pneumonia. Saturate the chest and sides rub in we'll; then wrap or sew a piece of woolen blanket about the body to keep warm After doing this take warm not too hot) flatiron and go