EISEASES OF THE STOMACH. 63 



Administered every four hours in a little water, or what is 

 serviceable in scm ; cases, brandy and water, with a few drops 

 of chlorodyne. 



Counter-irritation to the abdomen ; starch and sedative 

 enemas ; and strengthening, mucilaginous food are also im- 

 portant adjuncts in the treatment. 



A common and apparently simple form of husk is fre- 

 quently met with in dogs, particularly terriers, which I have 

 generally attributed to the presence of worms in the stomach, 

 and treatment accordingly has always removed it. 



GASTRITIS. 



Acute inflammation of the stomach is in the dog, compar- 

 atively speaking, of rare occurrence. 



The mucous membrane lining the organ is generally alone 

 involved in the inflammatory process, unless an exceptional 

 cause arises, as the presence of some powerful irritant or cor- 

 rosive matter. It will then be extended to the other coats. 



Acuie Gastritis quickly runs its course. The terminations 

 are resolution, suppuration, gangrene. 



■ Causes. — Sudden cold to the mucous membrane of the 

 stomach, when the body is heated ; a continued course of 

 stimulating food ; the presence of acrid matters or irritating 

 poisons, as arsenic, antimony, corrosive sublimate, croton oilj 

 turpentine, etc. Mechanical injuries from sharp substances ; 

 external violence, as kicks, blows, crushes, etc. ; polypi, tu- 

 mors, calculi. 



Symptoms. — Vomiting is generally an early symptom in gas- 

 tritis, and is prominent throughout the disease. The bowels 

 are either obstinately constipated or relaxed. Considerable 

 febrile disturbance is naturally present — the nose being hot 

 and dry, breathing accelerated, pulse small and quick, mucuos 

 membranes injected, tongue hot and furred, and intense thirst. 



The animal usually lies flat on his side, or stretched out 



