There are two kinds of distemper that which affects the nose

There are two kinds of distemper that which affects the nose

There are two kinds of distemper that which affects the nose

Roughly speaking, then, there are two kinds of distemper that which affects the nose, throat, and chest, and in slight cases may pass as being only a very bad cold, and that which affects the intestinal canal, involving the whole alimentary system. This latter is certainly the more troublesome for an amateur to treat, and decidedly the more fatal; but, fortunately, the former is the more common. It is very easy to tell when a dog is the subject of distemper in the catarrhal form, and when in this state he is, I think, much more likely to do well if carefully nursed at home; but in the typhoid form it requires skilled nursing to do the case justice, and the physical conditions are such that if it is a big "if" the right sort of vet can be found, the dog has a better chance with him.