I o8 The Management and Diseases of the Dog. 



system they exert any solvent influence on the concretions. 

 , Small doses of calomel are more to be relied on, with 

 attention to the bowels and regulation of the diet. If the 

 animal is emaciated, has fared badly, and been continually 

 confined, a new rule should be established, a plain but 

 liberal diet allowed, with vegetable tonics, daily exercise, 

 and strict attention to cleanliness. 



SPLENITIS. 



Diseases of the spleen have been but little recognised in 

 canine pathology, save in post-mortem examinations. 

 Splenitis usually occurs in connection with liver disease 

 and intermittent fevers. 



Youatt observes: "In the cases that I have seen, the 

 earliest indications were frequent vomiting, and the dis- 

 charge of a yellow, frothy mucus. The animal appeared 

 uneasy, shivering, the ears cold, the eyes unnaturally pro- 

 tuberant, the nostrils dilated, the flanks agitated, the respi- 

 ration accelerated, and the mucous membranes pale. The 

 best treatment I know is the administration, twice in the 

 day, of a ball composed of a grain of calomel and the same 

 quantity of aloes, and 5 grains of ginger. 



" The dog frequently cries out, both when he is moved 

 and when he lies on his bed. In the course of three days 

 the yellow mucus is generally disappearing, and the ex- 

 pression of pain is materially diminished. 



" If the bowels are much constipated after two days have 

 passed, 2 scruples of aloes may be given, and a grain of 

 calomel ; frequently injections may also be administered." 



Enlargement of the spleen may occasionally be both felt 

 and seen ; there is more or less pain on pressure, and con- 

 stipation and vomiting are generally present. The iodide 

 of potassium and iron in scruple doses twice daily, with 

 relaxation of the bowels by aloes, is the best treatment 1, 

 am aware of. 



