CHAPTER V. 

 DISEASES OF THE LIVER AND THE SPLEEN. 



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HE causes, symptoms and treatment of diseases of 

 these two organs are so much alike that they are 

 here treated together. 



1. Congestion and Inflammation of the Liver. 



Causes. — High feeding with but little exercise is the 

 usual cause of this disease, although an abscess is also ac- 

 companied by congestion and inflammation. 



Symptoms. — There are symptoms of pain. The afflicted 

 animal looks round at his sides and lies down frequently. He 

 does not roll, however, as in cases of disease of the bowels. 

 The breathing is heavy and quick ; the pulse, quick but weak. 

 The bowels are usually costive and the manure black and 

 slimy looking. The linings of the mouth and the eyes are 

 yellow — much the same as in a case of jaundice. The urine is 

 green, resembling the bile from the liver, and there is usually 

 a lameness of the off front leg. 



Treatment. — If the patient be in good condition give 



Bitter Aloes 8 drsms. 



Sweet Spirits of Nitre 1 ounce or 4 dessertspoonfuls. 



Laudanum 1 ounce or 4 dessertspoonfuls. 



Mix in a pint of lukewarm water and give as a drench. 

 Apply a mustard plaster, well rubbed in, to the under part of 

 the belly and clothe the body well according to the season of 

 the year. 



Follow with 



Iodide of Potassium 1 pound. 



Nitrate of Potash or Saltpetre y 2 pound. 



Mix thoroughly together and give a teaspoonful three 

 times a day in the feed or on the tongue with a spoon. Should 

 the cause be high feeding with little exercise it is necessary 

 to feed light, soft feed and roots— carrots for example— and 

 give regular exercise. 



