108 DISEASES OF THE GENITAL ORGANS. 



the trouble. Previous to making the attempt the protruded parts should 

 be thoroughly cleansed, dried and oiled. After their return, vaginal injec- 

 tions may be used of a solution made by adding one drachm of tannin to 

 a quart of water. 



Constipation should be guarded against, as straining induces the pro- 

 lapse. The diet should be mild, unstimulating and digestible. 



Tonic remedies are indicated to tone up the general system. The follow- 

 ing may be wisely given. — 



R Pulv. Ferri gr.xx 



Ext. Nucis Vomicae gr.r 

 Ext. Gentian® 3ss 



Ext. Conii 3ss 



Ft. Pil. No. xxx. Sig. One three times daily. 



If the means advised prove insufficient after a fair trial, a surgeon should 

 be consulted and the treatment intrusted to him. 



Pozypi of the VaGiwa. 



Polypus is a word employed to signifj^ any sort of tumor having a neck 

 or stem and growing out from a surface. 



The most frequent seat of polypi is the mucous membrane; attached to 

 the vaginal walls they are occasionally met with. Polypi in this situation 

 usually form deep within the passage and are attached by a narrow pedi- 

 cle. Their presence is rarely suspected until they appear in the orifice of 

 the vagina. They are then the cause of considerable discomfort, and give 

 rise to an irritating discharge. Even when of moderate size their presence 

 is disturbing; as they enlarge they expand the vagina and compress the 

 neighboring organs, causing urinary derangements, and may interfere 

 with the movements of the bowels. 



Vaginal polypi are pear shaped, smooth, shining, of considerable con- 

 sistency, and devoid of sensation. Their attachment by a neck will ex- 

 clude all doubts as to diagnosis. 



Treatment. —Their treatment requires an operation. Although their 

 removal is generally easy it would be advisable to intrust it to a surgeon 

 who will doubtless resort to ligation. 



Inversion of the uterus is very rarely met with in canine practice, still 

 that it can occur should not be forgotten, as it might by the unskilled, be 

 mistaken for vaginal polypus. In inversion there appears within the va- 

 gina, and possibly protruding from the opening, a round, smooth, shin- 

 ing body, which, if long displaced, becomes permanently enlarged. 



