62 DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM. 



Vomiting. 



As it is a dog's license to vomit easily and almost at will, an attack may 

 mean much, and it may be of the least importance. Often a hearty meal 

 will be bolted to be immediately expelled, and again more leisurely eaten, 

 a mere case of overloading the stomach. 



Vomiting is frequently associated with pulmonary disorders, caused by 

 thick mucus lodging in the throat. It is a very common symptom in dis- 

 eases of the stomach and intestines, oftener the former. 



Matter vomited may be undigested food or mucus alone, the latter a 

 more urgent symptom. Blood may be vomited if there is much straining, 

 and is unimportant if the quantity is small. When it is fresh, bright red in 

 color, and ejected in quantity, the cause may be a sharp bone lodged in 

 the passage to the stomach, and the lining membrane lacerated. 



Gastric ulcer may be suspected when a severe hemorrhage occurs, and 

 it is more probable if a previous attack has been experienced. If a dog 

 vomits often within a short time, bile will frequently appear mingled with 

 the matter raised ; its presence then is purely mechanical, the continued 

 retching drawing it up into the stomach, instead of permitting it to flow 

 down the intestines. Vomiting is symptomatic of a variety of affections 

 exclusive of inflammation or structural diseases of the stomach. 



Treatment . —The cause should be studied and if possible removed. If 

 occasioned by indigestion, worms etc., appropriate remedies are directed 

 in the treatment of those diseases. In functional disturbances of the stom- 

 ach, vomiting may be considered as an individual affection and as such 

 demands especial recognition. The following mixture is of value. — 

 R Bismuth. Subnitratis 5iij 



Acidi Hydrocyanici dil. 3 i 

 Aquae 5 v 



Ft. Mist. Sig. Shake well. Dose one teaspoonful three or four times daily. 

 Carbolic acid is valuable as a remedy and can be given as follows. — 

 R Acidi Carbolici gr. vi 



Glycerinse 3ij 



Spts. Lavand. Comp. 3i 



Mucil. Acaciae giss 



Ft. Mist. Sig. Shake well. One teaspoonful every two hours while vomiting. 

 At times the use of opiates are demanded, given as follows.— 

 R Morphias Sulphatis gr. i 



Cerii Oxalati gr. xx 



Sacch. Albse 3ss 



Ft. Chart. No. xij. Sig. One in a little milk three or four times daily. 



