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darkened kennel, to apply hot fomentations continually to the 

 eye, and to introduce sulphate of atropine into the organ. Discs of 

 sulphate of atropine can be obtained at the chemist's, with full 

 instructions for their use. 



JAXra'DZCE, or THE " YELLOWS," AND IN- 

 I'LAMMATION OF THE LIVER (Hepatitis).— To be 

 strictly accurate these should be treated as distinct diseases ; but to 

 the ordinary dog-owner the division would be of little or no use, 

 the causes and general treatment being alike. Inflammation of 

 the liver exists in two forms — the acute and the chronic. The 

 former is the rarer, and makes its appearance more suddenly ; the 

 latter often occurs as a sequel of the acute. The causes of the 

 disease are various, but in most cases they are traceable to im- 

 proper feeding, combined with want of exercise, which accounts 

 for the number of such cases in house and pet dogs. In sport- 

 ing dogs it is often brought on by continued exposure to wet, 

 immersion in water during cold, inclement weather, lodgment in 

 damp kennels, and by over-fatigue. One very common cause is the 

 repeated resort to powerful emetics, which many people use as if 

 they possessed a charm over dog diseases. I believe an occasional 

 cause of liver complaint may be found in a too forcing system of 

 training adopted by some greyhound trainers and others. On the 

 whole, however, improper feeding must be credited with the greatest 

 share in the evil. 



The liver in a healthy state secretes a yeUow fluid, called the gall ; 

 this is collected in the gall-bladder, and is intended to mix with the 

 chyle and complete the work of digestion. When obstruction of 

 the gaU-bladder takes place, the gall is diverted from its natural 

 purpose, becomes reabsorbed by the blood-vessels, and so enters the 

 general system, giving a bright saffron colour to various parts, 

 notably to the eyes, lips, inside of the ears, inside *f the arms 

 and thighs, and in some cases to the whole skin ; hence the name 

 of "The Yellows." 



Jaundice is of very frequent occurrence, and, as has been before 

 observed, often exists as a complication of distemper; and when 

 this is the case it is most difficult to manage, on account of the 

 already reduced strength of the dog {see Distempbe). The treat- 

 ment must to some extent be governed by the circumstances cd 

 each case. 



