Gall-stones] * 34 [Gangrene 



least three weeks, and even after this nothing 

 but sloppy food must be allowed for a time. 

 Gall-stones : 



Symptoms : Acute abdominal pain, great 

 tenderness of the abdomen, and if relief is 

 not soon given jaundice follows. 



Treatment: To relieve the pain, give five 1 

 drops to a teaspoonful of laudanum in a tea- 

 spoonful * to two tablespoonfuls of water. If 

 pain continues, the medicine may be repeated 

 in an hour, and again an hour later if necessary. 

 Hot linseed meal poultices should be applied to 

 the abdomen. If jaundice follows, give from three 1 

 to ten grains of the Homoeopathic preparation of 

 Merc : Sol : 3 x every three hours for three or 

 four days. Under the best circumstances treat- 

 ment can only have but temporary benefit. 



Gangrene : 



Symptoms: This may follow improper treat- 

 ment of a severe wound, also the result of a 

 too tightly bandaged leg in a case of fracture, 

 or as I have seen, from an elastic band being 

 placed on the leg, or in some cases on a dog's 

 tail. The parts are at first very swollen, painful 

 and red, later skin turns blue or even black. 

 Skin oozing very offensive blood-coloured fluid, 

 later the pain disappears from the part, and it 

 becomes cold and clammy, and turns green ; in 

 fact, becomes putrid. 



Treatment : If from the too tight application 

 of a bandage, or from an indiarubber band, it 

 should at once be removed. Hot linseed meal 

 1 According to the size of the dog. See p. 86. 



