Chapter III: Section II

DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE APPARATUS.
SEMIOLOGY OF THE DIGESTIVE APPARATUS 106

I. DISEASES OF THE MOUTH 121
Stomatitis 121
Simple stomatitis 121
Catarrhal stomatitis in sheep 122
Necrosing stomatitis in calves 123
Mycotic stomatitis in calves 124
Ulcerative stomatitis in sheep 125
General catarrhal stomatitis in swine 126
Ulcerative stomatitis in swine 127
Mercurial stomatitis 128
Glossitis 130
Superficial glossitis 130
Acute deep-seated glossitis 131
Chronic glossitis 132

II. DISEASES OF THE SALIVARY GLANDS, TONSILS AND PHARYNX 134
Parotiditis (Parotitis) 134
Acute parotiditis 134
Chronic parotiditis—Parotid fistula 136
Inflammation of the submaxillary salivary gland 137
Tonsilitis in pigs 138
Pharyngitis 138
Pseudo-membranous pharyngitis in cattle 141
Pseudo-membranous pharyngitis in sheep 142
Pharyngeal polypi 143

III. DISEASES OF THE ŒSOPHAGUS 145
Œsophagitis 145
Stricture of the œsophagus 148
Dilatation of the œsophagus 149
Œsophageal obstructions 152
Ruptures and perforations of the œsophagus 157

IV. DEPRAVED APPETITE—THE LICKING HABIT—INDIGESTION 158
Depraved appetite in the ox 158
Depraved appetite in calves and lambs 160
Colic in the ox 162
Colic due to ingestion of cold water—Congestive colic 162
Colic due to invagination 163
Colic as a result of strangulation 167
Diseases of the stomach 169
Indigestion 170
Gaseous indigestion 170
Impaction of the rumen—Indigestion as a result of
over-eating 175
Impaction of the omasum (third stomach) 179
Abomasal indigestion 182
Acute gastric indigestion in swine 185

V. INFLAMMATION OF THE GASTRIC COMPARTMENTS 186
Rumenitis—Reticulitis—Gastritis 186
Acute gastritis 188
Catarrhal gastritis in swine 190
Ulcerative gastritis 191
Chronic tympanites 194
Gastric disturbance due to foreign bodies 198
Tumours of the gastric compartments 202

VI. ENTERITIS 203
Acute enteritis 203
Hæmorrhagic enteritis 206
Chronic enteritis (Chronic diarrhœa) 207
Dysentery in calves 210
Diarrhœic enteritis in calves 212

VII. POISONING 215
Poisoning due to food 215
Poisoning by caustic alkalies 216
Poisoning by caustic acids 217
Poisoning by common salt 217
Poisoning by the nitrates of potash and soda 217
Poisoning by tartar emetic 218
Poisoning by arsenic 218
Phosphorus poisoning 219
Mercurial poisoning 219
Lead poisoning: Saturnism 220
Copper poisoning 221
Carbolic acid poisoning 221
Poisoning by aloes 221
Iodoform poisoning 222
Iodine poisoning: iodism 222
Strychnine poisoning 222
List of plants poisonous to stock 223
Colchicum poisoning 256
Poisoning by annual mercury 256
Poisoning by bryony 256
Poisoning by castor oil cake 257
Poisoning by cotton cake 257
Poisoning by molasses refuse 258
Diseases produced by distillery and sugar factory pulp 259

VIII. PARASITES OF THE DIGESTIVE APPARATUS 263
Gastro-intestinal strongylosis in sheep 263
Lumbricosis of calves 267
Strongylosis of the abomasum in the ox 268
Parasitic gastro-enteritis, diarrhœa, and anæmia in
cattle, sheep and lambs 268
Intestinal coccidiosis of calves and lambs
(Psorospermosis, hæmorrhagic enteritis, bloody flux,
dysentery, etc.) 271
Intestinal helminthiasis in ruminants 275

IX. DISEASES OF THE LIVER 279
Congestion of the liver 280
Nodular necrosing hepatitis 280
Cancer of the liver and bile ducts 282
Echinococcosis of the liver 283
Suppurative echinococcosis 288
Cysticercosis 290
Distomatosis—Liver fluke disease—Liver rot 293