CHAPTER VI. 
DISEASES OF THE LIVER AND SPLEEN, 
HEPATITIS, _ CANCEROUS DEPOSIT IN THE 
JAUNDICE, LIVER AND SPLEEN, 
FATTY DEGENERA- BILIARY CALCULI, 
TION OF THELIVER SPLENITIS. 
HEPATITIS, 
Or inflammation of the liver, may be acute or chronic. 
; ACUTE. 
Predisposing Causes——Overfeeding, with insufficient 
exercise, especially in pampered house pets. 
Exciting Causes.—Exposure to damp and cold, intense 
heat, immoderate use of emetics, biliary concretions, acrid 
bile, external violence over the region ot the liver, as 
blows, kicks, falls, or crushes. 
Symptoms.—Pain on the right side, increased by pressure, 
quickened respiration, dry cough, pulse hard and fluctuat- 
ing, rigors and vomiting. As the complaint proceeds, the 
skin and visible mucous membranes become yellow, the 
fazces pale, either relaxed or confined, urine scanty and of 
a deep orange tint ; bile is mingled with the vomit, the 
tenderness on the right side is increased, and a considerable 
enlargement is observable in the region of the liver ; the 
abdomen is more or less pendulous, the. eyes dull, tongue 
coated with brown fur, gums congested, breath foetid ; and 
attendant on these symptoms we have great thirst, loss 01 
appetite, flatulency, and rapid emaciation. 
Acute hepatitis may terminate in resolution or abscess, 
or become chronic. ; 
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