CHAPTER VI. 



DISEASES OF THE LIVER AND SPLEEN. 



HEPATITIS, CANCEROUS DEPOSIT IN 



JAUNDICE, THE LIVER AND SPLEEN, 



FATTY DEGENERATION BILIARY CALCULI, 



OF THE LIVER, SPLENITIS. 



HEPATITIS, 

 Or inflammation of the liver, may be acute or chronic. 



ACUTE. 



Predisposing Causes. — Overfeeding, with insufficient exer- 

 cise, 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 of the liver, — as blows, 

 kicks, falls, or crushes. 



Symptoms. — Pain on the right side, increased by pressure, 

 quickened respiration, dry cough, pulse hard and fluctuating, 

 rigors and vomiting. As the complaint proceeds, the skin 

 and visible mucous membranes become yellow, the faeces 

 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 enlarge- 

 ment is observable in the region of the liver ; the abdomen 



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