CHRONIC CATARRH OF THE STOMACH 53 



poisoning. See chapter on Mycotic Stomatitis, Catarrh of the Intestines, 

 and Inflammatory Hemorrhagic Gastro-cnteritis. 



There are always some intestinal complications. There is increased 

 excretion of faeces, generally diarrhoea, and occasionally icterus of a 

 catarrhal nature. The animal, as a rule, makes a good recovery. In 

 very rare cases the condition becomes chronic, but death never occurs 

 except where some complication other than true catarrh of the stomach, 

 is present. 



Therapeutics. — The treatment differs according to the exciting cause, 

 and also the severity of the symptoms. If the cause has been the eating 

 of some putrid matters and if you suspect some to be present in the stom- 

 ach, it is best to give the animal an emetic, such as the hypodermatic in- 

 jection of apomorphia, as described on page 21; such emetics as tartar 

 emetic, ipecacuanha or antimonial wine are not advised, they are all 

 very depressing. After the animal vomits and the vomited matter is 

 putrid and offensive matter, it is well to give the animal 8 to 10 ounces 

 of warm water with a small cjuantity of bicarbonate of soda in it. It is 

 good practice to add a little creolin to the warm water. If it is not ad- 

 visable to administer emetics in such cases where the animal is greatly 

 depressed, calomel or Glauber salts can be given to sweep the intestinal 

 tract. Keep the animal on a low diet in the beginning; let the animal 

 do without food for a day, and then give small cpiantities of milk or 

 finely cut-up meat, soup, or beef tea, a stomachic, such as tincture of 

 rhubarb or nux vomica in small doses; if there is vomiting, carbonate 

 of sodium or magnesium is to be given in small doses several times 

 daily. Essence of pepsin is also useful to settle the stomach; it must 

 be given in teaspoonful doses three times daily. 



Chronic Catarrh of the Stomach. 

 Gastritis Catarrhalis Chronica; Chronic Dyspepsia. 



Etiology. — Chronic dyspepsia is rather common in the dog, especially 

 if the aninuil has had several attacks of acute dyspepsia. It may also ap- 

 pear as a secondary complication of various diseases, such as chronic dis- 

 ease of the liver, lung or heart, cancer of the stomach, gastric tumors, and 

 parasites. 



Pathological Anatomy. — The mucous membrane is covered with a 

 tough, glassy mucus, dirty-white in color. In the early stages the 

 mucous membrane is red, and as the disease continues the membrane 

 becomes dark gray in color, due to pigment stains and more or less swol- 

 len, especially if the gastric glands become atrophied and indurated 

 from the constant irritation. 



CUnical Symptoms. — They are similar to those of the acute catarrh 



