580 THE BOOK OF THE DOG. 



B> Ipecac, pulv gr. 4 ad gr. iij. 



Ext. taraxaci ... ... gr. iij. ad gr. xv. 



F pil j. M. 



The food, which was at first sloppy and non-stimulating, must now be made more nourishing ; 

 and good may be done by rubbing the abdomen with a strong stimulating liniment of ammonia, 

 while a %vet compress is to be applied around the belly, the coat having been previously wetted 

 with water well acidulated with diluted nitro-hydrochloric acid, the compress being wrung 

 through the same solution. Great care must be taken on recovery with the dog's diet ; and 

 moderate exercise only should at first be allowed, and tonics administered. 



2. Chronic Hepatitis. 



Chronic hepatitis may at times be the sequel of the former ; but it is more often an inde- 

 pendent disorder, and might with more propriety be termed congestion of the liver. 



It is characterised by extreme dulness and lassitude on the part of the animal. He has 

 little or no appetite, and is inclined to lie about, as much in dark quiet corners as anywhere 

 else, and especially in the open air. There is fetor of breath, and general debility, the animal 

 getting gradually emaciated, and the belly becoming more or less enlarged. The eyes seem 

 dull ; and there may, or may not, be jaundice. The bowels are torpid, and the urine scanty 

 and high-coloured ; and there is frequent vomiting, during which the animal usually manages to 

 evacuate some green or yellow frothy matter. Sometimes, but rarely, there is tenderness to 

 the touch in the seat of the liver, which may be considerably swollen. 



Treatment. The first thing to be done is to well open the bowels. 



$ Podophyll.* gr. T V ad gr. jj. 



Ext. tarax. ... ... gr. v. ad gr. xx. 



F- pil. j. M 



$> Sodse sulph. ... ... 3j. ad 5'ij- 



Ferri. sulph. ... ... gr. j ad gr. v. 



Decoc. tarax. ... ... ~$\ ad jij. 



P- haustus. M. 



The pill, or bolus, is to be administered at night, and followed by the draught in the morning. 

 Continue this treatment on alternate days, giving meanwhile only the least irritating 

 kinds of food ; and while giving enough to eat, taking care not to overload the stomach. As 

 soon as there are decided signs of improvement, we must begin to give something rather more 

 tonic in action, and we have found the following medicine do much good given twice a day, 

 morning and afternoon ; or give the last dose in the evening and administer the pill, contain- 

 ing from an eighth of a grain to a grain of quinine, with three to fifteen grains of pulv. rhei. 

 co. a little before dinner. 



& Acid. nitr. dil I 1 ! iij- a d 1T[ xv. 



Succ. tarax. ... ... TT[ x. ad 5 ij. 



Sp. aether, nitr. TI^ v. ad 5 \. 



Infus. gent. c. 5 ij. ad 3 j. 



F L haustus. M. 



* Podophyllin is an extremely useful purgative, but it is somewhat difficult to define its exact dose. Its 

 action should be watched, therefore; for some dogs will take two or three grains without being over-purged, in 

 "hers of the same size half a grain will be enough. 



