Diseases of the Stomach. 65 



tonics combined with opiates* The following pill I have 

 found most serviceable : 



Opium I to 3 grains, in proportion to the dog's size. 



Ferri Sulph.... 5 to lo grains, dittOj 



One to be given twice daily. 



In protracted cases I prescribe the nux vomica, in com- 

 bination with the iron, and find it attended with excellent 

 results. 



When the abdominal pain is severe, counter-irritation or 

 hot linseed-meal poultices to the region of the stomach 

 afford great relief. 



Constipation is best removed with salad oil and enemas. 

 Ordinary purgatives are injurious and dangerous. 



The food should consist of mucilaginous liquids, owing to 

 the sensitive condition of the stomach. Solid and indi- 

 gestible matters are very prejudicial. Milk, rendered alkaline 

 with lime-water, should be given the patient to lap, in lieu 

 of plain water. Exposure to cold and damp must be avoided, 

 and the return to ordinary food and life gradually intro- 

 duced as convalescence advances. 



When the intestines become involved and diarrhoea sets 

 in, much care will be required to prevent a fatal termination. 

 Astringents, combined with opiates, should be used : 



Opium "1 



Tannic Acid /«« ^ S""^'"- 



Administered every four hours in a little water, or, what is 

 serviceable in some cases, brandy and water, with a few 

 drops of chlorodyne. 



Counter-irritation to the abdomen ; starch and sedative 

 enemas ; and strengthening, mucilaginous food, are also 

 important adjuncts in the treatment. 



* Gamgee (" Our Domestic Animals ") prescribes dilute hydrocyanic 

 acid in doses from two to three drops given in water or a little wine ; 

 and he remarks, that in that stage of the disease when considerable 

 prostration is observed, he has seen great good from the occasional 

 administration of wine and spirits of nitric ether. 

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