CHAPTER VII. 

 DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE 0EGAN8. 



Their frequency and gravity in different animals. Stomatitis. Inflanima. 

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

 Aphthous Stomatitis. Mercurialism. Warts on the lips. 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 boc^s in the stomach and intes- 

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

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

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

 volvulus, etc. Hernia, — diaphragmatic, mesenteric, umbilical, inguinal, fem- 

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

 Imperforate anus. Peritonitis. Ascites. Gastric and intestinal parasites. 



DISEASES OP THE DIGESTIVE OBGASTS. 



The importance of these diseases ia the domestic ani- 

 mals follows an ascending series from the camivora, 

 through the omnivora and sohpeds to the rummants. 

 The small capacity of the digestive organs in camivora 

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

 digestive process in the stomach, and the facility with 

 which vomiting is accomphshed sufficiently account for 

 their comparative immunity. Pigs stand next in these re- 



