DISEASES OF THE LIVEE. 193 



ence of bile in the fine capillary blood-vessels. That pain is 

 evidenced when pressure is exerted behind the right shoulder 

 we believe to be doubtful, unless abscesses already exist, in the 

 liver, although this has been claimed by authorities, notably 

 Williams, to be a diagnostic symptom ; lameness of the right fore- 

 leg has also been stated as a prominent symptom. 



Creatmcrit. 



The sheep should be bled. This is best accomplished by 

 opening the jugular, as has already been described in this work. 

 The diet should be reduced and the following cathartic admin- 

 istered. 



Take. Glauber salts 4 ounces 



Bi-carbonate of soda 1 drachm 



Common salt 1 ounce 



Dissolve in a sufficiency of warm gruel and give as a 

 drench, administering it slowly. After the purgative has oper- 

 ated, the following prescription will be found useful. 



Take. Fluid extract gentian ^ ounce 



Alcohol 2 ounces 



Sulphuric acid ^ drachm 



V/ater 8 ounces 



Mix. Give one tablespoonful twice daily half an hour be- 

 fore feeding grain. 



Sheep suffering from hepatitis should be fed grain spar- 

 ingly, the best ration being a small feed twice daily of bran and 

 oats mixed, half lb. of each. 



jaundice, Icterus. 



Is a yellow condition of the system, and may be due to 

 either a non-secretion of the bile from the blood, or a re-absorp- 

 tion of the bile into the blood, through some obstruction in the 

 bile ducts of the liver. Prof. Dick claimed that jaundice was 



