80 The Management and Diseases of the Dog. 
injected visible mucous membranes, pulse small, hard and 
frequent, considerable thirst is present, and usually obsti- 
nate constipation. The animal moves continually about,. 
looks back at his flank and whines piteously ; he no sooner 
adopts the recumbent position than, with a sharp cry, up 
he starts again. As the disease proceeds these symptoms. 
become greatly aggravated; the abdomen is hot and 
extremely tender, the breathing hurried and painful and 
entirely thoracic, pulse wiry and increased, mucous mem- 
branes deep red, urine scanty and high coloured ; the cries 
are more frequent and sharp, and if an attempt be made to. 
pick the animal up he immediately resents it; ifthe atten- 
dant is successful, a howl of pain is emitted. When the 
disease is due to irritant poisons or the presence of acrid. 
bile, or associated with gastric derangement, incessant 
vomiting, often streaked with blood, accompany it, with 
frequent evcauations similar in character to the vomit. 
Finally the mouth, ears, and limbs become cold and: 
clammy, the abdomen it distended, an offensive cadaverous 
smell is emitted from the body generally, the breathing: is 
difficult and irregular, pulse imperceptible, the heart can 
just be detected feebly beating, convulsions follow, and 
death closes the scene. 
The terminations of enteritis are :— 
Resolution.—A gradual diminution of the symptoms, and 
return to health, 
Ulceration —Frequent purulent evacuations, with rapid 
emaciation, and finally death. 
Gangrene —Sudden suspension of pain, suppression of 
secretions, cold, clammy condition of body, gums and 
inside of the lips livid, delirium, convulsions, and death. 
Enteritis may assume a chronic form; in such a case 
intermittent pains occur, the faces are alternately watery 
and hard, the abdomen is tense, and flatulency and vomiting 
are more or less frequent. 
Treatment—lI have already alluded to the importance of 
