18 DISEASES 



necessary muscular power — follows. It may also be the result of injury to 

 the spine, or of debilitating disease. The effect of continued hot fomen- 

 tations should be tried, and if these -fail, the urine should be drawn off by 

 means of a catheter. Passing a catheter is a very simple matter. The 

 dog should be placed upon his back, and the prepuce pressed back, so as to 

 bring the penis into view; the catketer should then be dressed with a little 

 olive oil or vaseline and passed gently into the opening at the point of the 

 penis. This will introduce it into the bladder, when the piece of wire with 

 which the instrument is provided should be withdrawn. Should the urine 

 not flow freely, the dog can be stood upon its legs, keeping the catheter 

 in position. If a catheter is not at hand, pressure with both hands through 

 the abdominal walls in the region of the bladder, will empty it of its con- 

 tents. If paralysis of the hind legs is present, an assistant should raise 

 the body from the ground, by means of the tail, whilst the operator is press- 

 ing the sides. 



During convalescence give barley-water to drink, and soft nourishing 

 food — porridge and milk, broth and bread, etc. 



The following on this subject, is valuable: This disease occurs some- 

 times from keeping dogs of very clean habits shut up, with no opportunity 

 to relieve themselves. The bladder becomes overdistended, paralyzing the 

 parts. It may also be the result of a general paralysis following an injury 

 to the spine, the brain or some part of the nervous system. The dog at first 

 is unable to pass water and later it dribbles from him. The first thing 

 to do is to relieve the bladder. If there is no mechanical obstruction this 

 can be done by pressure over the walls of the abdomen. If this fails, a 

 catheter must be passed; in fact, it is the safest thing to do, for when an 

 attempt is made to empty he bladder by applying force from the outsir.e 

 there is danger of rupturing the parts. The catheter for a small dog 

 should be No. 00, for terriers No. 1, for setters and pointers No. 2. In 

 the event of a small gravel lodging in the passage, it is usually removed 

 by carefully passing a small grooved silver probe. To tone up the bladder, 

 nux vomica is the mast useful drug. The dose is from one to seven drops 

 of the tincture three times a day in a teaspoonful of water given "after feed- 

 ing. 



Bleeding From the Stomach The vomiting of blood is not of ordinary 



occurrence and may be the result of many causes. If due to a recent. in- 

 jury or breaking down of the tissues, it will be bright red in color, if the 

 blood is coming from the vens it will be of darker hue, and if it has re- 

 mained in the stomach some time it will be of coffee color. In treating give 

 the stomach at least twenty-four hours' rest or feed only milk and water, 

 and every three hours give from a teaspoonful to a tablespoonful of the 

 following: Tincture thalaspi twenty-four drops, liquor bismuth one-half 

 ounce. Water to make three ounces. 



BOILS. 



These are similar to the boils in human beings and are due to the 

 same causes, that is, they indicate either a poverty of the system and a gen- 

 eral weakness, or they may be the result of plethora and too much blood. 



