IN THE LIVER OF DOGS. 
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der storms, Sic. all of which contribute to the production of these 
diseases. Other occasional causes may be found in violent falls, 
bruises, over-feeding. Fat petted dogs, which are easily over¬ 
heated by the least exertion, and then place themselves in some 
draught, take cold, and are attacked by this disease. Lastly, it 
should be mentioned, that these diseases are very much increased 
by fright or terror. 
Prognosis ,—This depends entirely on the duration, course, 
and complication of the disease. If the malady was attended to 
when it first appeared, then it can generally be cured. If it has 
existed for several days, and taken on a typhoid character—if 
the yellow hue is perceptible—the appetite failing, and vomitings 
coming on—then the cure is very doubtful: and if inflammation 
of the stomach has taken place, with high fever, vomiting of 
blood, wasting away, and nervous fits, there is no chance of 
cure. In general these diseases admit of little hope of cure, 
since they rapidly becomes complicated, and the inflammation of 
the stomach, which is associated with it, quickly leads to death. 
Treatment ,—The treatment must always bear reference to the 
state of the disease ; for instance, a simply jaundiced state re¬ 
quires a very different mode of treatment from that required by 
a higher state of inflammation of the liver, or when this latter is 
conjoined with inflammation of the stomach. In the first case, 
namely, when merely the symptoms of jaundice are visible, a 
moderate laxative of sulphate of magnesia and tartaric acid, 
in conjunction with some aromatic and mucilaginous fluid, or, 
quite in the beginning of the disease, an emetic of tartrate 
of antimony, will be found to be of great service. 
But, when the yellow colour has become more intense, the ani¬ 
mal will no longer eat, and the fever and weakness are increased, it 
then becomes necessary to give calomel, emetic tartar, camphor, 
and calomel with opium, with mucilaginous and narcotic medi¬ 
cines, gum arabic, marsh-mallows, valerian, belladonna, digitalis, 
&c. in the form of pills; and to rub strong liniments on the skin 
over the situation of the liver. The greatest care is necessary 
in prescribing some of these remedies, since small doses of calo¬ 
mel and emetic tartar will frequently produce dreadful vomit- 
ings. 
Very excellent effects result in some cases from calomel given 
with opium, or kali tartaricum, or kali nitricum ; alkaline drinks 
are also recommended. The free evacuation of the bowels must 
not be neglected. 
As soon as inflammation of the stomach appears, mucilaginous 
fluids only must be given. Bleeding is said to be of great ser¬ 
vice in the commencement of inflammation of the stomach, but 
