62 DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM. 



VOMITIJVG. 



As it is a dog's license to Tomit easUy and almost at -will, an attack may- 

 mean much, and it may be of the least importance. Often a hearty meal 

 ■will he holted to he Immediately expelled, and again more leisurely eaten , 

 a mere case of overloading the stomach. 



Vomiting is frequently associated with pulmonary, disorders, caused hy 

 thick mucus lodging in the throat. It is a very common symptom in dis- 

 eases of the stomach and intestines, oftener the former. 



Matter vomited may he undigested food or mucus alone, the latter a 

 more urgent symptom. Blood may he vomited if there is much straining, 

 and is unimportant if the quantity is small. When it is fresh, bright red in 

 color, and ejected in quantity, the cause may he a sharp hone lodged in 

 the passage to the stomach, and the lining membrane lacerated. 



Gastric ulcer may he suspected when a severe hemorrhage occurs, and 

 it is more probable if a previous attack has been experienced. If a dog 

 vomits often within a short time, bile will frequently appear mingled with 

 the matter raised; its presence then is purely mechanical, the continued 

 retching drawing it up into the stomach, instead of permitting it to flow 

 down the intestines. Vomiting is symptomatic of a variety of affections 

 exclusive of inflammation or structural diseases of the stomach. 



Treatment. — The cause should be studied and if possible removed. If 

 occasioned hy Indigestion, worms etc., appropriate remedies axe directed 

 In the treatment of those diseases. In functional disturbances of the stom- 

 ach, vomiting may be considered as an individual affection and as such 

 demands especial recognition. The following mixture is of value. — 

 R Bismuth. Suhnitratis 3i>0 



Acidi Hydrocyanici dU. 51 

 AqusB gv 



Ft. Mist. Sig. Shake well. Dose one teaspoonful three or four times daily. 

 Carbolic acid is valuable as a remedy and can be given as follows. — 

 R Acidi Carbolioi gr. vi 



GlycerinsB 3ij 



Spts. Lavand. Comp. 5 i 



Mucil. AcacicB S iss 



Ft. Mist. Sig. Shake well. One teaspoonful every two hours while vomiting. 

 At times the use of opiates are demanded, given as follows. — 

 R Morphias Sulphatis gr. 1 



Cerli Oxalati gr. xx 



Sacch. AlbSB gss 



Ft. Chart. No. xij. Sig. One in a littie milk three or four times daily. 



