. Diseases of the dog and their treatment. at thirst, drinking large quantities of water, it may indicatediabetes insipidus, and mellitus, chronic nephritis, dropsy (ascites), orexudative pleuritis. As a result of acute and prolonged diarrhoea,decayed meat poisoning, catarrh of the stomach and in cases of irritationof the stomach, the animal drinks large quantities of water and immedi-ately vomits it again. In certain diseases, particularly of the mouth and throat, such asirritations of the mucous membrane of the mouth, stomatitis, decayed 11 12 DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE APPARATUS teeth, tumor


. Diseases of the dog and their treatment. at thirst, drinking large quantities of water, it may indicatediabetes insipidus, and mellitus, chronic nephritis, dropsy (ascites), orexudative pleuritis. As a result of acute and prolonged diarrhoea,decayed meat poisoning, catarrh of the stomach and in cases of irritationof the stomach, the animal drinks large quantities of water and immedi-ately vomits it again. In certain diseases, particularly of the mouth and throat, such asirritations of the mucous membrane of the mouth, stomatitis, decayed 11 12 DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE APPARATUS teeth, tumors or foreign bodies in the cavity of the mouth, raniila, of the masseter muscle, buccal membrane, maxillo-temporalarticulation, the animal is unable to eat large pieces of food, taking onlysmall finely cut-up food or liquids. Difficulty in swallowing may be present in all the conditions alreadymentioned and in some cases the animal will drop the food out of themouth after it has taken it up. Inability to swallow may be seen in. Fig. 2.—Larjngoscope. inflammation of the pharynx and larynx, in the paralytic stage of rabies,as the result of certain poisons, such as meat poisons, in periods of braindisease, injury to the mouth and throat, tumors or foreign bodies in thethroat or larynx, contraction or ossification of the larynx, in tetanus,large swelling in the region of the neck and goitre. ^m


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