192 The Farmer's Veterinary Adviser. 



membranes and quick, weak pulse, imply rupture of the 

 liver and extensive loss of blood. In the slighter attacks 

 the symptoms are correspondingly mitigated. 



The attack may subside and end in complete recovery, 

 or blood effused into the substance of the liver may be 

 slowly absorbed, or organized into fibrous material, or 

 may determine extensive and fatal softening of the liver, 

 or finally the patient may perish in a faiating fit from rupt- 

 ure of the liver and loss of blood. 



Treatment. At the outset a free bleeding will often ob- 

 viate effusion of blood and rupture and check the disease. 

 It must never be resorted to, however, when faintness, a 

 weak, small pulse or a small stream from the orifice im- 

 phes already existing effusion. Quiet, mustard poultices 

 or other derivatives applied to the limbs and saline pur- 

 gatives (1 lb. sulphate of soda) by the mouth, and as in- 

 jections will prove valuable in directly depleting the 

 portal system and liver. Cold water or ice to the last ribs 

 will often serve to check effusion already begun. The 

 sulphate of soda may be kept up in small doses (1 to 4 

 ozs. daily) and a mustard or other blister may be applied 

 over the region of the liver. During treatment the animal 

 must have the purest ak and, as food, soft bran mashes 

 and roots. After recovery feed moderately on sound, eas- 

 ily digested food, keep in pasture or airy stable and never 

 neglect moderate exercise even for a day. 



rNTLAMMATION OF THE UVEE. HEPATITIS. 



Due to the same causes as congestion but much less fre- 

 quent. In dogs, beside the general causes we must ac- 

 ^inowledge the influence of sharp-pointed bodies swallowed 

 in wantoimess, and sphnters of bones which perforate the 

 stomach and hver. 



Symptoms. At first tho§e of slow congestion already 

 referred to. As active inflammation sets in there is less 

 violent pain and excitement and more fever. The pulse 

 is accelerated, the breatliing quickened, especially in in- 



