-TtfE DISEASE'S OF THE DOG. 



It must be our aim to gradually increase the tone and lessen 

 the irritability of the stomach, and to this end liquid food 

 containing sedative medicines must be given,, and supple- 

 mented, by nutrient enemata. In the chronic form ofthia 

 disorder small doses of nux vomica may prove- beneficial, 

 but our main reliance must be on the vegetable tonics. 



Fia. 36. — Stomach (After Chauveau). 

 a. Cardia, with oesophagus. B. Pylorus, with duodenum. 



GtAsteitis is that form of inflammation, of the stomach 

 which affects especially its muscular and mucous coats. 

 It. is seldom seen except as a result of irritant poisoning, 

 although it has been in some cases attributed to external 

 violence, the action of foreign bodies and exposure to in- 

 clement weather, &c. No doubt the stomach of the dog 

 is much predisposed to disorder on account of the exces- 

 sive demands made upon its digestive powers in artificial 

 life; the wild dog is but slightly a vegetable feeder,, 

 whereas the tame dog is in many cases almost herbivorous,, 

 always omnivorous. The stomach has thus to digest; 



