Your Dog and Your Cat 



103° F. means that the animal is in a serious con- 

 dition. In the last stages, however, the temperature 

 will be below normal. Vomiting is a prominent 

 symptom and occurs early in the course of the dis- 

 ease. The frequency and ease with which vomiting 

 occurs increase as the condition progresses. The 

 bowels are at first constipated but later diarrhea 

 ensues. The first loose stools are soft and pasty, 

 but later they become thin and watery and may be 

 colored with blood. Evidence of hemorrhage is to 

 be taken seriously. Violent diarrhea extending over 

 a period of forty-eight hours is apt to be fatal. As 

 the disease continues the dog becomes very weak 

 and finally collapses. Convulsions may occur as 

 evidence of general systemic poisoning. 



Prevention. — When the dog is given good nour- 

 ishing food in proper quantities and at proper in- 

 tervals, a great many of the causes of enteritis are 

 eliminated. Foreign bodies are eaten generally as 

 a result of a depraved appetite, due to a disorder 

 of the stomach, but if the dog is cared for properly, 

 this should not exist. If the dog is not given bones, 

 nor allowed to play with a small ball, the danger 

 of obstruction is slight. There is always a chance 

 of accidental poisoning, but this does not happen as 

 often as popularly supposed. Dogs are much more 

 often poisoned by large doses of drastic worm 

 remedies. 



Treatment. — Mild attacks may be treated by 

 cleaning out the intestinal tract with a dose of 



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