XXXI. 



'diseases'of the stomach and intestines. 



SIMPLE INDIGESTION. 



Indigestion is frequently met with, and occurs as a result of 

 errors in feeding, or improper care of the teeth. To remedy 

 these causes read carefully the chapter on Feeding. 



Symptoms. — ^The animal falls off in condition, the coat be- 

 comes dry and dusty looking; slight and frequent attacks of colic 

 may occur; the bowels are irregular, first constipated, then loose. 



ACUTE INDIGESTION. 



Acute indigestion is a very common and fatal disease. There 



Fig. 100— Acute ludigeetion. 



is considerable distention, due to a large quantity of food in the 

 stomach and the evolution of gases arising from the fermentation 



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