. A treatise on the diseases of the dog; being a manual of canine pathology. Especially adapted for the use of veterinary practitioners and students. Dogs. 144 THE DISEASES OF THE DOG The Symptoms are at first jaundice of a subacute cha- racter, constant dulness, frequent vomition, unthrifty coat, swollen right side of the belly, persistent thirst, indiges- tion, flatulence, and extreme irregularity of the bowels. The patient eats but little, wastes away rapidly, his belly becomes pendulous, but on manipulation this is found not due to dropsy; piles are a common result of pressure of the swoll
. A treatise on the diseases of the dog; being a manual of canine pathology. Especially adapted for the use of veterinary practitioners and students. Dogs. 144 THE DISEASES OF THE DOG The Symptoms are at first jaundice of a subacute cha- racter, constant dulness, frequent vomition, unthrifty coat, swollen right side of the belly, persistent thirst, indiges- tion, flatulence, and extreme irregularity of the bowels. The patient eats but little, wastes away rapidly, his belly becomes pendulous, but on manipulation this is found not due to dropsy; piles are a common result of pressure of the swollen liver on the large veins passing through it. It has been observed that the wasting of the animal often occurs suddenly after it has been extremely fat, its skin becomes much disordered, rough, harsh, and scabby. Asthma and splenic disorders have been noted as not infrequent accompaniments. The form of distemper in which the liver is principally affected must not be taken. Pig. 41.—Liver disorder (Mathew). as primary liver disease, although occasionally it induces such changes of the organ as to render it unfit to perform its duties. Treatment of chronic disorder of the liver com- prises careful regulation of the bowels by the use of salines, especially Epsom salts combined with sal ammoniac and nitre; small doses of calomel and podophyllin are often beneficial to arouse the torpid organ to action. Aloes also may be given and the mineral acids in small doses, especially the hydrochloric, are likely to prove beneficial. Occasional stimulation of the skin of the right hypochon- drium, such as by painting it with tincture of iodine, as advocated by Hill, may be resorted to. Careful regulation of diet and exercise will prove more useful than medicine,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Steel, J
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