94 THE CAT 



the ingestion of foreign bodies or poison in the 

 stomach. It may also be secondary to consti- 

 tutional diseases. 



The symptoms of gastritis are vomiting, first 

 of the contents of the stomach, then of a thick, 

 frothy mucus, and later, perhaps, of blood. 

 The animal shows pain upon pressure on the 

 stomach just at the lower border of the last 

 ribs, which is more or less severe according to 

 the intensity of the inflammation. 



If the cat is in freedom, and is able to get at 

 fresh grass, it will itself eat a sufficient quantity 

 to act as an emetic, which affords temporary 

 relief. In the house-cat this can be replaced 

 by a dose of a strong solution of Glauber's 

 salts a teaspoonful to a quarter-tumbler of 

 water of which several teaspoonsful can be 

 given. This will act as an emetic, and a cer- 

 tain portion will be absorbed and act as a laxa- 

 tive. Should the vomiting continue, and there 

 be much pain, give five to ten drops of pare- 

 goric, with two or three drops of extract of 

 ginger, and a teaspoonful of a solution of 

 gum arabic and water, and repeat every few 

 hours. 



