766 INDEX OF DISEASES AND REMEDIES 



GASTRITIS continued. 



In dogs foreign bodies or irritants removed by apomorphine solution 



hypodermically ; purgatives contra-indicated. Give enemata. 

 Ice by the mouth, or morphine hypodermically, relieves irritation and 



pain ; creosote, magnesia, sodium bicarbonate. 

 Antacids and bismuth, with or without small doses opium, in young 



animals and dogs ; antiseptics ; hot fomentations to abdomen ; milk 



and soda water. 

 The brain symptoms and paralysis occurring in cattle usually relieved 



by full doses of oil, followed by demulcents, treacle, salines, and 



laxative enemata. 

 Patients nourished with milk, eggs, well-boiled gruel, and nutritive 



enemas. 



GASTRO-ENTERITIS. 



Occurs in all the domestic animals. Causes very varied; poisons, 



foreign bodies, parasites, irritants, defective food or water, etc. 

 Gentle laxatives ; emetic, apomorphine for dog or pig ; demulcents. 

 Allay prominent symptoms with analgesics, antispasmodics, styptics, or 



special antidotes. 



Hot applications externally ; soothing enemas ; fluid or semi-fluid 

 digestible food. 



GID. See WORMS. 



GLANDERS IN HORSES. 



A specific contagious disease of the horse, ass, and mule, caused by 

 the bacillus mallei entering the body with the food, inspired air, 

 or by inoculation through a wound ; specially affecting the lungs, 

 respiratory mucous membranes, and lymphatic system, and trans- 

 missible to man and many animals. 

 Incurable. May exist without nasal discharge, ulcers, or sub-maxillary 



swelling. Glandered horses should be slaughtered ; notification 



compulsory. Suspected or incontact animals should be isolated, and 



tested with mallein (p. 695). 



GLANDULAR SWELLINGS. 



Counter-irritants around or near ; iodine, mercury oleate, or iodide. 

 Salines, iodine, and iodides, calcium chloride, and sulphide internally. 

 Iron salts in anaemic patients. 

 Inject with diluted carbolic acid, naphthol, or other antiseptic. 



GLAUCOMA. 



Disease of vitreous humour of eye. 



Not often amenable to treatment ; iridectomy affords relief. 

 Physostigmine diminishes intraocular pressure. 



GLOSSITIS. 



Inflammation of tongue with or without a wound. Occurs in all 



animals. 



Irrigate with mild astringent solutions. 

 Electuary of bismuth and oxymel, or treacle and vinegar. 

 Furnish soft nutritive food. If tongue lacerated, amputation may be 

 necessary. 



GRAPES IN HORSES. 



Inflammation, oedema, and hypertrophy of the papillary structures of 



the skin of the pastern and fetlock or shank. 

 Remove by knife, scissors, hot iron, or caustics. 

 Dress with mixture of zinc sulphate, carbolic acid, and vaseline. 

 Dry the discharges with one part corrosive sublimate, five to ten parts 



hydrochloric acid, 1000 water. 

 Laxative diet ; exercise or suitable work. 

 Iron salts, arsenic, iodine, salines' internally. 



