268 THE DOG IN DISEASE. 



by physical examination, with such a train of symptoms, 

 the diagnosis between this disease and gastritis or enteritis 

 is pretty clear. 



Treatment. — Much the same as for jaundice induced 

 functionally, though no line of treatment by drugs has 

 given much satisfaction. Attention must be paid espe- 

 cially to the diet and surroundings. 



The termination of the disease in abscess of the liver 

 is not uncommon, and usually proves fatal. When pus 

 forms, attention must be paid to maintenance of the 

 strength with the most concentrated foods, quinine, and, 

 if the stomach will bear it, cod-liver oil, while alcoholic 

 stimulants, that are strongly contra-indicated in the early 

 stages, may now prove essential. 



Chronic Hepatitis usually gives rise to dropsy, and a 

 whole host of evils which commonly end in death. The 

 symptoms must be combated as they arise, as it is impos- 

 sible to do much with drugs by direct action on the 

 affected or^an. Occasional minute doses of calomel or 

 corrosive sublimate (one thirtieth of a grain) or iodide of 

 potassium (one to two grains) may be tried, given two or 

 three times daily. 



"When disease of the liver is due to parasites, the only 

 course is to treat the case according to the symptoms 

 presenting, in the hope that the cause of the disease may 

 be thrown off, which rarely happens. 



DEGENERATION OF THE LIVER. 



The form most common in the dog is fatty degenera- 

 tion, which may be found in animals no longer young that 

 have been overfed and little exercised. A cure is rare, 



