Diseases of the dog and their treatment (1911) (14598230440)

Identifier: diseasesofdogthe00ml (find matches)
Title: Diseases of the dog and their treatment
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Müller, Georg Alfred, 1851-1923 Glass, Alexander
Subjects: Horses Dogs -- Diseases
Publisher: Chicago, Ill. : Alexander Eger
Contributing Library: Webster Family Library of Veterinary Medicine
Digitizing Sponsor: Tufts University



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hing, which they indicate by rubbing the noseagainst solid objects, or wiping it with the paws. We must recollect,however, that the same symptoms may be observed in an animal infectedWith intestinal worms. The naso-pharyngeal region can be examined by means of the laryn-geal mirror; when the presence of foreign bodies or pathological process,tumors, etc., is suspected, the mouth is held open by means of a speculumand the mirror introduced into the mouth; this method of examinationshould be made as quickly as possible as the instrument chokes the ani- PHYSICAL DIAGNOSIS OF THE LARYNX 117 mal; the observer must act quickly and have a thorough understanding ofthe region and any pathological symptoms noted. Percussion of the nose and frontal sinuse is made with some lightmetal hammer such as the handle end of a key, percussing first one nasalbone and over the frontal sinuses, then the other, to note the difference insound. A dull sound may indicate a catarrhal condition of the nostril, or
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Fig. 54.—Position of the frontal sinuses a, inferior; b, superior. frontal sinuses, the presence of a tumor, or some pathological alterations;on the other hand, the presence of a clear percussing sound should not betaken as indicating that these changes are not present. Large tumors bypressure cause changes or elevations on the nasal bones of the frontalsinuses; such alterations may also be seen in the hard palate see (Fig. 54). Physical Diagnosis of the Larynx and Windpipe. The symptoms include the bark, cough, and respiration, as well as thelocal symptoms. The bark is always rough, hoarse, or shrill in all affec-tions of the internal larynx, and is always of great importance in rabies(barking howl), or total loss of voice; this is particularly seen during orafter dog shows. The cough is an accompaniment of all affections of the 118 DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY ORGANS larynx; and in the later stages of catarrh, where there is much mucus,it is loose, moist, and rattling, and may be p