The Dog's Medical Dictionary: An encyclopædia of the diseases, their diagnosis & treatment, and the physical development of the dogSewell, Alfred Joseph
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The Dog's Medical Dictionary: An encyclopædia of the diseases, their diagnosis & treatment, and the physical development of the dog
Sewell, Alfred Joseph
Dogs -- Diseases -- Dictionaries
_Treatment_: The dog must be kept exceptionally quiet, and prevented
from drinking any water, as it only irritates the stomach. A liquid diet
is absolutely necessary, such as Vichy water and milk in equal parts to
drink, milk and white of egg or Benger’s food, and occasionally a little
Brand’s beef essence. For medicine, give from one[1] to five drops of
cyllin, which is best given in a gelatine capsule, three times a day. If
the vomiting is very severe, the following mixture can be given:—
_Recipe_:
Diluted Hydrocyanic Dil., 24 drops.
Liq. Bismuth, 3 drachms.
Water to 3 ounces.
_Doses_: From a half[1] to two teaspoonfuls every three or four hours.
It is very important to keep the mouth scrupulously clean. For this a
lotion of permanganate of potash may be used, five grains to a tumbler
of tepid water. If ulcers form, apply sparingly night and morning 5 per
cent. solution of bromic acid. There is always a danger of relapse in
these cases if a solid diet is permitted too soon. The liquid diet should
be continued for at least a week after the dog seems apparently well.
=Glandular Enlargement=:
[Illustration: A many-tailed bandage. A useful way of applying a poultice
or dressing to the upper part of the neck]
_Symptoms_: The glands about the throat are subject to swelling from
cold; also they may become enlarged when some injury resulting in
inflammation has taken place in the neighbourhood of the neck. The
lymphatic gland, situated at the lower part of the neck, just in front
and to the inside of the shoulder-joint, is much subject to enlargement
and the formation of tumour. Another favourite situation for similar
enlargements or growths to occur is the lower part of the abdomen
(pubes), between the hind legs, just above and on each side of the sheath
of the penis. Enlargements of the lymphatic gland, on the inside of the
elbow-joint, occur in cases of cancer of the breast.
_Treatment_: When from a cold, as enlargement of the throat glands, use
following liniment:—
_Recipe_:
Colourless Tincture of Iodine, 4 drachms.
Spirits of Camphor, 1 ounce.
Soap Liniment to 3 ounces.
A little to be gently rubbed into the swelling night and morning.
When enlargement of the sympathetic glands, the result of some
inflammation going on in the neighbourhood, no special treatment is
required, as the condition will cease as the inflammation subsides. The
tumefied glands, when situated near the front of shoulder, also under arm
or in the pubic region, may be treated with iodine vasogen for a time,
but any treatment except an operation is unlikely to be successful.
=Glandular Enlargement (Lymphadenoma)=:
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