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Treatment. The anaemia above considered being largely symp- 

 tomatic, or resultant from other diseases, the first consideration as 

 regards both prevention and treatment is to prevent or cure such 

 diseases. Where dietetic or hygienic, a liberal diet, and good 

 hygiene will meet every demand in the early stages. In the 

 warm season an open air life is most important. In case of a 

 drain by over-secretion (milk) this must be judiciously checked. 

 In bitches it will often be needful to wean several of the puppies. 

 A rich and very digestible diet (oats, beans, linseed, oil meal, 

 milk, gruel), in small compass, and suited to the genus and indi- 

 vidual, with iron and bitters, and in the herbivora carminatives, 

 will suit many cases. Muriate of iron, with strychina or nux 

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

 iron, or some other soluble ferruginous salt, with quihia, 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. 



