. Diseases of the dog and their treatment. eft side. Only a very smallpart of it comes in contact with the diaphragm and the inferior face of theninth and tenth dorsal vertebra. The pyloric opening is directed towardthe right and very slightly forward (Fig 9). When the stomach isvery much distended with gas or food, it comes almost directly in contactwith the abdominal walls, and when greatly distended it extends as far asthe umbilical region and lies against the ribs and the left abdominal walland the left and ventral lobes of the liver being pushed almost entirelyaway from the surface of the
. Diseases of the dog and their treatment. eft side. Only a very smallpart of it comes in contact with the diaphragm and the inferior face of theninth and tenth dorsal vertebra. The pyloric opening is directed towardthe right and very slightly forward (Fig 9). When the stomach isvery much distended with gas or food, it comes almost directly in contactwith the abdominal walls, and when greatly distended it extends as far asthe umbilical region and lies against the ribs and the left abdominal walland the left and ventral lobes of the liver being pushed almost entirelyaway from the surface of the stomach, depending on the amount of thedistention. From the above anatomical details it can be readily seen that it isnearly impossible to make a reliable examination of the stomach when itis empty or even when it is fairly well distended. The cardiac and pyloric EXAMINATION OF THE DIGESTIVE APPARATUS 19 openings are so deeply seated they are extremely hard to examine. Tomake a manual examination of the stomach, the animal nmst be placed. Fig. 8.—Position of stomach when empty. in a standing position or sitting in the favorite position of the dog, that is,resting on the hind legs. The finger is pressed into the abdomen back ofthe xiphoid cartilage or on the right side beneath the cartilaginous ends of Dorsal vertebrae. Lumbar vertebrae.
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