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ousness in the choice of aliments or total loss of appetite, frequent 
efforts at vomiting, which would end in a cough and the expecto¬ 
ration of a small quantity of tough and glairy mucous. This 
cough would often be the most prominent symptom besides the 
loss of appetite, and would almost create the belief that the animal 
was suffering from some pulmonary difficulty. Besides the above 
named symptoms, there were no indications of any acute intestinal 
troubles. Believing the cause to be a fermentation of indigested 
substances in the stomach, which brought about acidity of that 
organ and efforts at vomiting, the following treatment was indi¬ 
cated, viz.: removal of the abnormal fermenting substances and 
products. 
In human practice the physician is enabled by means of the 
stomach pump to empty the stomach and wash it with some 
anti-zymotic solution. A stomach pump for use on dogs may be 
improvised out of a male horse catheter, which is introduced into 
the stomach through a perforated gag made out of a piece of board. 
To the exposed end of the catheter is attached, by means of a 
small piece of rubber tubing, a small funnel, and the apparatus is 
ready for use. In order to obtain a correct idea of the character 
of the materials contained in the stomach, the first and second 
rinsings should be made with clear water, the third and last rins¬ 
ing should be done with a lukewarm solution of salycilic acid, 1 
to 300. 
The filling and emptying of the stomach is accomplished in 
the following manner: Into the funnel, held above the dog, is 
poured a quantity of water, proportioned to the size of the stomach, 
and at the same time the region of the stomach is very carefully 
kneaded in order to mix the contents thereof with the introduced 
liquid, then by lowering the funnel below the level of the stomach 
we obtain a syphon, by which means the stomach may be readily 
emptied. About the calibre of the catheter it may be said that 
a regular male horse catheter will also do for small dogs, it is 
even a necessity that this size should be used, in order to prevent 
stoppage by foreign substances. If the liquid should cease to flow 
it is only necessary to move the catheter up and down a few times 
and the fluid will resume its course. If too great a quantity of 
