74 DiaxABBfl or docm. 



HEABT, VALVULAB DISEASE OF. -This is a very 

 fatal form of heart disease. The pulse is very perceptibly irregular 

 and feeble. Upon post-mortem examination the valves will be 

 found thickened, and may present upon their surfaces granulations, 

 which feel under the finger like minute particles of sand. Treat- 

 ment is of no avail ; but to prevent sudden death, all undue excite- 

 ment should be avoided. 



HEAT, PERIOD OT.—See CEstrum. 



HEPATITIS (Inflammation of the Liver). — <%< 

 Jaundice. 



HEXtlTIA, XTMBILICAL.— <$ee Navel Hernia. 



HICCOUGH arises from indigestion, and often annoys house 

 pets that are given improper food, such as sweets, etc. A wineglass- 

 ful of lime water ia a tumblerful of milk to drink, and for a 201b. 

 dog lOgr. of bicarbonate of soda, and 10 drops of sal volatile in a 

 tablespoonfnl of milk, will usually prove effeotuaL 



HOBIE SICEITESS.— 'See Nostomania. 



HUSK. — Dogs are subject to a dry, husky cough, associated with 

 derangement of the stomach, and worms are often the originating 

 cause. The symptoms are dry, hot nose, disagreeable breath, 

 inflamed eye, aiid increased discharge from nose, with more or less 

 general fever ; the dog after coughing retches, bringing up portions 

 of frothy mucua. The treatment consists in keeping the dog free 

 from damp and cold, feeding on warm, easily digested food, and the 

 administration of a dose of salad oil every third morning, and the 

 foUovnng two sets of pUls, two a day of each, given alternately: 



Pills for Husky Cough. — Powdered opium, 6gr. ; tartarised 

 antimony, Igr. ; compound squill pill, Idr. ; mix and divide into 

 twenty-four piUs, and give one to a 201b. dog twice a day. 



Tome Stomachic Pills. — Pure sulphate of iron, 12gr. ; dried 

 bicarbonate of soda, 24gr. ; extract of camomile, 24gr. ; mix and 

 divide into twelve pills. One of these is a dose for a 201b. dog. 

 Not iufrequently worms in the stomach will cause husk ; if so, a dose 

 of areca-nut should be given, or a full dose of ipecacuanha wme to 

 cause vomiting. 



HTDBtOCEPHALXTS.— iSee Brain, Watbk on the. 

 STDBOPHOBIA.— <^ee Rabies. 



