EXAMINATION OF THE DIGESTIVE APPARATUS 



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openings are so deeply seated they are extremely hard to examine. To 

 make 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 of 

 the xiphoid cartilage or on the right side beneath the cartilaginous ends of 



Dorsal vertebrae. 



Lumbar vertebrae. 



Fig. 9. — Position of stomach when full. 



the ribs; the digital pressure at first may be gentle, but this can be in- 

 creased until the stomach is outlined. 



When a very careful examination has to be made to detect the 



