CHAPTER IX. 

 DISEASES OP THE DIGESTIVE ORGAiNS. 



Their frequency and gravity in different animals. Stomatitis. Inflamma- 

 tion of the mouth, — of the palate, — of the gums, — of the tongue. Thrush, 

 Aphthous Stomatitis. Mercurialism. Warts on the hps. Laceration of the 

 tongue. Cysts under the tongue. Tumors of the mouth. Cancroid of the 

 lips. Cancer of the tongue. Supernumerary teeth. Wolf-teeth. Parrot- 

 mouth. Crib-biting, wind-sucking. Displaced teeth. Overgrown and une- 

 ven teeth. Carious teeth. Disease of the membranes of the teeth. Tartar 

 on teeth. Dentition-fever. Salivation, slobbers. Salivary calculi. Salivary 

 fistula. Inflammation of the parotid gland. Choking. Stricture and dila- 

 tation of the gullet. Impaction of the crop. Tympany in cattle. Hoove. 

 Bloating. Overloaded paunch. Impaction of the third stomach. Gastritis 

 in cattle. Indigestion in oxen. Indigestion in calves, lambs and foals. 

 White scour. Acute gastric indigestion in the horse. Acute intestinal indi- 

 gestion in the horse. Windy colic. Impaction of the large intestines in 

 horses. Chronic indigestion — catarrh of the stomach and bowels in horses. 

 Vomiting. Depraved appetite. Foreign bodies in the stomach and intes- 

 tines. Spasmodic colic. Acute haemorrhagic enteritis. Acute muco-enteri- 

 tis. Croupous enteritis. Inflammation of the rectum. Diarrhcea, scour- 

 ing. Dysentery. Obstruction of the bowels, — impaction, invagination, 

 volvulus, etc. Hernia, ^-diaphragmatic, mesenteric, umbilical, inguinal, fein 

 oral, ventral, vaginal. Eversion of the rectum. Piles. Fistula in anus. 

 Imperforate anus. Peritonitis. Ascites. Gastric and intestinal parasitesi 



DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE OKGANS 



The importance of these diseases in the domestic ani- 

 mals follows an ascending series from the camivora, 

 through the omniTora and solipeds to the ruminants. 

 The small capacity of the digestive organs in camivora 

 (dog and cat), the completion of the greater part of the 

 d^estive process in the stomach, and the facility with 

 which vomiting is accomplished sufficiently account for 

 their comparative immimity. Pigs stand next in these re- 



