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vomica ; iron sulphate , sodium chloride and nux ; or dialysed 

 iron or some other soluble ferruginous salt, with quinia, gentian, 

 or some other bitter will serve a good purpose. For the dog 

 saccharated carbonate of iron or citrate of iron and ammonia with 

 quinia or strychnia, in pill form is convenient. With poor diges- 

 tion muriatic acid and pepsin may replace the iron at first. Beef 

 teas may often be given with advantage, even to the herbivora, 

 and injections of defibrinated ox blood night and morning have 

 proved of service. In extreme anaemia, as from haemorrhage, 

 transfusion, or its equivalent, must be resorted to. A normal 

 saline solution (0.6 per cent. NaCl), boiled, may be thrown into 

 the peritoneum or subcutaneous connective tissue, or defibrinated 

 blood, may be injected into the peritoneum. Transfusion is the 

 dernier resort. 



