GASTRITIS 53 



three times daily, followed later with an alterative 

 and tonic mixture such as : 



Tr. nucis vomicae drs. 4 



Liqr. acidi arsenosi drs. 1 



Tr. gentlanae oz. 1 



Syr. aurantii oz. 1 



AquoB, q. s ozs. 4 



M. Give two drams three times daily. 

 Or 

 1* 



Ac. nitrohydrochlorici drs. 2 



Tr. gentianse comp oz. 1 



Syr. aurantii oz. 1 



Aquae, q. s ozs. 4 



M. Give one dram three times daily, after meals. 



The diet must be carefully regulated to avoid a 

 recurrence of the trouble, the animal being fed 

 small quantities at a time and several times daily. 

 Proper exercise, grooming with a hound glove, and 

 sanitary surroundings are valuable aids to treat- 

 ment that are frequently overlooked. 



Foreign Bodies in the Stomach 



The variety of substances which may be swallowed 

 either intentionally or accidentally while at play is 

 so extensive as to prohibit a complete list; but 

 sticks, stones, pins, needles, bones, coins, rubber 

 balls, and corks are among those generally met with. 



Symptoms. — In many instances the patient shows 

 no ill effects unless the foreign body either perfo- 

 rates the stomach or, passing on, blocks the in- 

 testines. Silver coins may remain in the stomach 

 for years and cause no illness whatever, but copper 

 coins undergo corrosion in the stomach or intes- 

 tine and in time cause serious illness or death. In 

 the case of pins, hat pins, and needles, their pres- 

 ence in the stomach is often unsuspected until an 

 abscess forms either in the esophageal region, be- 



