RIBBED UP — RICE WATER 



dose of opening medicine, after which the part affected 

 should be well rubbed with Eliiman's Embrocation ; and 

 the food should be of a non-heating character, and 

 include plenty of boiled green vegetables. 



Ribbed Up. — A dog is said to be well ribbed up when 

 his back ribs are long and his loins powerful and deep. 



Ribs. — A dog possesses thirteen ribs on each side, nine 

 of these being connected with the breastbone. 



Ribs, Fracture of. — Dogs frequently have their ribs 

 broken by blows, kicks, and other injuries, the result 

 being great tenderness, and occasionally, but not always, 

 a swelling over the seat of the fracture. If such signs 

 appear the hand may be gently — very gently — passed 

 over the swelling, or if this is not present, over the side 

 of the dog to locate the pain, and if there is a fracture 

 it will be felt ; but should there be any doubt upon the 

 subject, the dog may be held by an assistant and the ear 

 placed against the place, when the two broken ends will 

 be heard ^ratin^ against each other when the ribs are 

 moved, and sometimes as the dog breathes. The course 

 to pursue, then, is to wrap a broad bandage (a linen one 

 preferable, as this substance will not stretch) tightly round 

 the body, and if a front rib is broken, round the chest as 

 well, but not so tight as to interfere with the animal 

 breathing. This bandage should be secured by large 

 safety-pins, and it may be left on until the fracture 

 unites, which will probably be in about three weeks or 

 a month, if the dog is kept quite quiet and on cooling 

 food. (See Fractures.) 



Rice Water. — The water in which rice has been boiled 

 will be found a very useful drink for a dog suffering from 

 looseness of the bowels. (See Diarrhoea.) 



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