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indicates it, morphin in one-fourth-grain doses may 

 be given subcutaneously, but chloral hydrate must 

 never be used on account of its irritating efifect on 

 mucous membranes. In cases where there is ex- 

 cessive tenderness on pressure, warm fomentations 

 or turpentine stupes, or even the application of mus- 

 tard over the epigastric region, often afford great 

 relief. The animal must be kept on a low diet for 

 some dayS; equal parts of milk and lime water may 

 be given, and beef tea or finely minced, raw beef 

 in small quantities. The after-treatment consists of 

 a^ stomachic, such as a combination of qiiassja and 

 strychnin, or tincture of rhei and tincture of nux 

 vomica. 



Chronic Gastritis 

 This disease is often the sequel to repeated at- 

 tacks of the acute form; it may appear also as a 

 secondary complication in other diseases. Gen- 

 erally, however, it is the result of continued im- 

 proper diet, associated with a debilitated state of 

 the system. 



Symptoms. — Evidences of chronic gastritis are 

 somewhat similar to those of acute gastritis, with 

 the difference that the appetite is not entirely lost 

 but . is extremely capricious. Vomiting comes on 

 only after eating, and there is no fever, and seldom 

 is there evidence of pain on pressure over the epigas- 

 trium.- The patient gradually becomes emaciated. 



Treatment. — Constipation or diarrhea must be cor- 

 rected at the outset and the diet previously indi- 

 cated for acute gastritis prescribed. Internally a 

 combination of two grains of pepsin, two and one- 

 half grains of bismuth s.ubnitrate, and 1-100 grain 

 of strychnin may be given immediately after meals 



