344 DISEASES OF DOGS. 



CHAPTER XIV. 



COLIC — INFLAMMATION OF THE BOWELS — DIARRHCE A 

 — PROTRUSION OF THE RECTUM PILES. 



Spasmodic colic in the dog frequently occurs in pups, 

 but older animals are by no means exempt from it. 

 The animals are uneasy and fidgety ; shifting their 

 posture and changing their resting-places ; hiding 

 themselves in corners ; looking at their sides, and 

 crying as they run. It may attack animals of all 

 ages ; but, from one month to three, dogs are most ex- 

 posed to it. If it is neglected, it is usually fatal ; and 

 examination after death shows an intussusception, or 

 receiving of one part of the small intestines within 

 another. This causes an evident and insuperable 

 obstruction to the passage of the faeces ; at the same 

 time it demonstrates the fearful degree of painful 

 spasm that must have existed. 



The remedy is both safe and certain. Administer 

 a dose of dilute sulphuric ether every quarter of an 

 hour (p. 337). Continue this treatment, and even in- 

 crease the quantity should the symptoms not abate 

 after the third dose. 



Inflammation of the hoicels. — Inflammation of the 

 muscular or peritonial coat of the intestines does not 

 happen so frequently as the food and habits of the 

 animal would naturally warrant a belief. One of the 

 most frequent causes of it is costiveness, for which 

 a dose of castor oil is a safe and sure remedy. It is 

 difficult to fix on the precise symptoms of this com- 

 plaint. The dog is frequently bringing his stomach 



