derangements and diseases of the stomach and bowels of the dog, I 

 can only say that in country practice they are very rare. Those that 

 are mostly met with are Indigestion, Costivencss, Impaction of the Rectum, 

 Diarrhcca, Worms, and Liver Disorders. 



273. Indigestion is mostly seen in old, fat and pampered 

 dogs. The symptoms are a morbid appetite, foul breath, and a great 

 fancy for eating or chewing foreign bodies, such as rope, wood, rags, 

 &c., accompanied by costiveness. When these are observed, the dog 

 should be carefully watched, and sparingly and regularly fed. 

 Treatment : The following tonic alterative medicine can be given — 

 ten grains each of powdered aloes, rhubarb, bicarbonate of soda, and 

 extract of gentian, made up into a small ball or pill and given once 

 every other day, if necessary. The above dose is for an adult collie or 

 spaniel, and larger and smaller doses ought to be regulated accordmg 

 to the age, size, and breed of the dog. 



274. Costiveness. — The fasces of the dog are, as a rule, of a very 

 dry nature, and usually expelled with a great amount of straining, due 

 to the great fondness the dog has for eating bones, without a sufficiency 

 of other food to counteract the dry costive effect. The symptoms are 

 somewhat analagous to those given in the preceding paragraph (273), 

 but on pressure being applied to the belly, with the fingers behind the 

 ribs, the bowels feel hard and stiff, and pain is generally evinced. 

 Treatment : Purgatives must be given with great caution ; the medicine 

 named m par. 273 can be given, followed by small doses of syrup of 

 buckthorn and castor oil, but the most reliance must be placed on 

 enemas, and nothing is better than two ounces of glycerine mixed in 

 half a pint of warm water, and injected into the bowels once every 

 eight hours. 



275. Impaction of the Rectum. — This arises from causes similar 

 to those given in above paragraph {274), and a similar Treatment 

 has to be adopted — only the hard impacted matter, which generally 

 contains sharp pieces of bone, has to be removed with the finger, 

 well oiled, assisted by the warm water and glycerine injections. 



