472 THE PRACTICE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE. 



PARAPHYMOSIS. 



By i^araphymosis is understood protrusion of the penis, 

 with inability on the part of the animal to retract it. It 

 is caused by injury, either directly or indirectly received. 

 Stallions suffer more frequently than geldings, in conse- 

 quence of the penis being handled roughly, or otherwise 

 injured while the animal is covering a mare. Another 

 cause is too frequent coition. Exposure to cold also pro- 

 duces it, in both stallions and geldings, and occasionally the 

 condition may occur in connection with fungoid growths. 



Sijinptoms. — The penis may be easily seen protruding from 

 the sheath, and blood gravitating into it causes it to become 

 very much swollen. 



Treaimenf. — If possible, the practitioner should get the 

 history of the case, and if it is a case of paraphymosis due 

 to force, the prognosis should be favourable. If it is caused 

 by too frequent coition, the prognosis should be unfavour- 

 able, and decidedly so. However, a cure may be effected in 

 any case, hence all cases should be treated. The penis 

 should be nicely and thoroughly cleansed, after which it 

 should be freely scarified, and bathed with warm water for 

 an hour or so. It sliould be supported by means of a sus- 

 pensory bandage. Manipulation will also sometimes reduce 

 it, so that it can be partially returned within the sheath. 

 The treatment should be energetically persevered in, or 

 gangrene may result. Constitutional treatment should also 

 be adopted. A laxative should be given ; febrifuges, diu- 

 retics, etc., also being of service. The above treatment is 

 more particularly adapted for paraphymosis resulting from 

 injuries, cold, etc. The treatment of paraphymosis arising 

 from too frequent coition is, however, nearly the same, with 

 the additional administration of nerve stimulants. In 

 either form of the condition, after the inflammation is 



