308 DISEASES OF DOGS : THE STOMACH. 



(RECIPE, No. 5.) 



Ball for Iiiflammatio?i of the Lungs. 



Take — Calomel and antimonial powder, of each four 



grains ; 

 Jalap, in powder, fifteen grains to half a drachm 



(according to size and strength) : 

 Syrup enough to form a ball. 



The dog, in this, as well as in the other severe 

 inflammatory disorders, should be kept in a mo- 

 derately warm place, and his comfort studied as 

 much as possible ; his food should consist princi- 

 pally of flour, or wheat meal boiled in milk, or 

 broths ; he may also have a small quantity of meat. 



CHAP. IV. 



INFLAMMATION OF THE STOMACH. 



When the stomach becomes inflamed, the dog 

 is constantly retching, and appears very distressed ; 

 he vomits every thing that is given him, and he 

 is also extremely thirsty. This disease is not often 

 met with amongst dogs as a primary affection, 

 but when the bowels are inflamed the stomach is 

 very apt to participate in the inflammation, which 



