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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

Name: The Dog's Medical Dictionary: An encyclopædia of the diseases, their diagnosis & treatment, and the physical development of the dog
Author: Sewell, Alfred Joseph

Sewell, Alfred Joseph

Dogs -- Diseases -- Dictionaries

_Treatment_: Clean frequently with a saturated solution of boracic acid,
and paint the ulcer with a twenty-five per cent. solution of chromic acid
twice a week.


=Liver (Sluggish)=:

_Symptoms_: Indifferent appetite and loss of condition, the coat staring;
bowels constipated, and the motions white or slate colour. Dog vomits in
the morning. Tongue white and coated, and the breath foul. Eyes congested.

_Treatment_: Give from one to six grains[1] of grey powder, which repeat
in a few days; also give a course of the following:—

_Recipe_:

    Bicarbonate of Soda,       2 drachms.
    Tincture Rhubarb,          4    ”
    Tincture Nux Vomica,       1 drachm.
    Water to                   6 ounces.

From one teaspoonful to a tablespoonful[1] three times a day.

_Diet_: Spratt’s biscuits soaked in soup, with green vegetables added.

[Illustration: A lever for forcibly opening the jaws in cases of
‘Lock-jaw’]


=Lock-jaw=:

_Symptoms_: A rare disease, but occurs occasionally, the result of injury
to the head or severe hurt to the eye, and may result from sunstroke.
It is seldom that the whole body as well as the jaw is affected in the
dog as in other animals and people, and, as a rule, it assumes a chronic
form. Though the dog is unable to open his mouth, he is generally able
to suck in fluid food, as milk with eggs and strong beef-tea. The muscles
of the head become much wasted.

_Treatment_: At first give sedatives, as from two to ten grains[1] each
of hydrated chloral and bromide of potassium in water three or four times
a day. After a time, means must be taken by aid of levers to gently force
the jaws apart. It must be done very gradually by increasing the extent
of the opening a little more each day. The treatment requires to be
continued some time to obtain permanent beneficial results; but directly
the dog is able to open his mouth a little, encourage the gnawing of
bones.


=Lumbago=:

_Symptoms_: A form of rheumatism affecting the loins. The dog shows signs
of much pain when walking or upon pressure to the parts. Dogs affected
with lumbago often lose all power for a time in the hind legs; in fact,
it is the cause of many cases of paraplegia.

_Treatment_: _See_ RHEUMATISM.


=Lungs (Inflammation of)=:

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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_: Clean frequently with a saturated solution of boracic acid,
and paint the ulcer with a twenty-five per cent. solution of chromic acid
twice a week.


=Liver (Sluggish)=:

_Symptoms_: Indifferent appetite and loss of condition, the coat staring;
bowels constipated, and the motions white or slate colour. Dog vomits in
the morning. Tongue white and coated, and the breath foul. Eyes congested.

_Treatment_: Give from one to six grains[1] of grey powder, which repeat
in a few days; also give a course of the following:—

_Recipe_:

    Bicarbonate of Soda,       2 drachms.
    Tincture Rhubarb,          4    ”
    Tincture Nux Vomica,       1 drachm.
    Water to                   6 ounces.

From one teaspoonful to a tablespoonful[1] three times a day.

_Diet_: Spratt’s biscuits soaked in soup, with green vegetables added.

[Illustration: A lever for forcibly opening the jaws in cases of
‘Lock-jaw’]


=Lock-jaw=:

_Symptoms_: A rare disease, but occurs occasionally, the result of injury
to the head or severe hurt to the eye, and may result from sunstroke.
It is seldom that the whole body as well as the jaw is affected in the
dog as in other animals and people, and, as a rule, it assumes a chronic
form. Though the dog is unable to open his mouth, he is generally able
to suck in fluid food, as milk with eggs and strong beef-tea. The muscles
of the head become much wasted.

_Treatment_: At first give sedatives, as from two to ten grains[1] each
of hydrated chloral and bromide of potassium in water three or four times
a day. After a time, means must be taken by aid of levers to gently force
the jaws apart. It must be done very gradually by increasing the extent
of the opening a little more each day. The treatment requires to be
continued some time to obtain permanent beneficial results; but directly
the dog is able to open his mouth a little, encourage the gnawing of
bones.


=Lumbago=:

_Symptoms_: A form of rheumatism affecting the loins. The dog shows signs
of much pain when walking or upon pressure to the parts. Dogs affected
with lumbago often lose all power for a time in the hind legs; in fact,
it is the cause of many cases of paraplegia.

_Treatment_: _See_ RHEUMATISM.


=Lungs (Inflammation of)=:

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The Dog's Medical Dictionary: An encyclopædia of the diseases, their diagnosis & treatment, and the physical development of the dog

The Dog's Medical Dictionary: An encyclopædia of the diseases, their diagnosis & treatment, and the physical development of the dog

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