CHAPTER VIII 



DISEASES AND DISORDERS OF THE DIGESTIVE 

 ORGANS 



Vomiting Diseases of the Teeth Obstruction in the Throat 

 Indigestion Inflammation of the Stomach Inflam- 

 mation of the Bowels Congestion of Liver Tuber- 

 culosis of the Bowels Poisoning Diarrhoea and 

 Dysentery Constipation Worms. 



Vomiting. 



THE vomiting centre in the cat is evidently well 

 developed, as this animal like the dog can 

 almost vomit at will, hence the reason why it 

 readily rejects offending substances from its 

 stomach. 



Certain toxic substances are absorbed so rapidly 

 by the stomach that the animal is unable to deal 

 effectively with them, hence the cat like other 

 animals, especially those of a scavenging nature 

 readily falls a victim to poisoning. 



Vomiting is salutary, and ought not to be 

 checked, unless prolonged and exhausting. It 



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