. Diseases of the dog and their treatment. Dogs. EXAMINATION OF THE DIGESTIVE APPARATUS. 41 5. Blood mixed in the feces occurs from a number of causes. If the feces are of normal size and firm, the hemorrhage comes from the large intestine; or if coated only on the outside with blood and mucus, it indicates the presence of bleeding hemorrhoids (piles). If the blood is in clots and mixed with the feces, it in- dicates a hemorrhage of the stomach or small intestines. The blood-clots may vary in color from light red to almost brown- black. As a rule, the further the blood comes the darker it is;
. Diseases of the dog and their treatment. Dogs. EXAMINATION OF THE DIGESTIVE APPARATUS. 41 5. Blood mixed in the feces occurs from a number of causes. If the feces are of normal size and firm, the hemorrhage comes from the large intestine; or if coated only on the outside with blood and mucus, it indicates the presence of bleeding hemorrhoids (piles). If the blood is in clots and mixed with the feces, it in- dicates a hemorrhage of the stomach or small intestines. The blood-clots may vary in color from light red to almost brown- black. As a rule, the further the blood comes the darker it is; if it came from the stomach it would be nearly black, but from the large intestine it is red in color. 6. Pus is sometimes seen in the stools, and indicates the pres- ence of an abscess in the large intestine or perforating into it from some of the adjacent organs. Physical Examination of the Liver. It is very hard to make a careful manual examination of the liver, as there is only a small portion of the organ posterior to the ribs that can be reached, and then only in cases where the. Right side of ttie abdomen, showing the position of the organs. animal is thin. Fortunately the diseases of the liv^er in the dog are not numerous and can be detected by other symptoms than that of a direct examination of the gland. Fig. 13 gives a clear. 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 Müller, Georg Alfred, 1851-1923; Glass, Alexander, ed. and tr. Philadelphia, W. H. Hoskins
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