Hiccough] * 4" [Hiccough 



returned into the body. In obstinate cases 

 laudanum, from three * to twenty drops in water, 

 may be given every three or four hours ; and 

 after the hernia has been reduced, a dose of 

 aperient medicine is to be given, 

 . The treatment of perineal hernia is always 

 unsatisfactory. An operation is not practical, 

 and the only thing to do is to prevent consti- 

 pation, and then the dog may live for years 

 without much discomfort. Should the hernia 

 become hard and distended, enemas of warm 

 salad oil are to be administered, the swelling 

 softened by careful kneading, and the contents 

 of the rectum evacuated by means of a greased 

 finger or handle of a small spoon. A course of 

 the following pills is useful in these latter 

 cases : — 



Recipe : 



food. 



Hiccough : 



Symptoms : A sudden, jerky expiration of 

 breath. Common in puppies. Result of indi- 

 gestion caused by worms. It is not a serious 

 complaint. 



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



