476 THE PRACTICE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE. 



ULCEKATION OF THE URETHRA. 



Ulceration of the urethra may be caused by injuries of 

 various kinds, such as kicks, snagging on sticks, getting 

 over a partition between two stalls, etc. If allowed to run 

 its course, a fistula may be the result. Ulceration of the 

 urethra usually occurs in the region of the perinseum. The 

 urine escapes in case a fistula becomes established, and the 

 condition becomes exceedingly troublesome, and difficult to 

 cure. 



Treatment. — Absolute cleanliness is imperative — the 

 wound being dressed, if possible, several times daily, unless 

 it becomes evident that the healing process is retarded 

 thereby. The edges of the opening should be scarified and 

 brought together by means of sutures. Astringent and 

 soothing applications should now be used, but if the wound 

 be indolent, and slow to heal, it. should be stimulated by 

 touching with argenti nitras, either solid or in solution. 



Variola. — This disease may occur in connection with 

 the penis, may be transmitted during coition from one 

 animal to another, and may give rise to symptoms similar 

 to venereal disease. Any animal suffering from any irrita- 

 tion in connection with the generative system should not 

 be allowed to participate in the act of copulation for quite 

 a length of time, or until cured, as it may be a sexual 

 disease of a contagious character. And even though it is 

 not a disease of a contagious character, coition, so long as 

 continued, is likely to keep up the irritation and retard 

 recovery. 



Maladie du Colt — Under this name is described a disease 

 occurring both in the malignant and non-malignant forms. 

 The disease results from the act of copulation, and has been 

 likened to the syphilis of man. For a good description, 

 etc., of the disease, see Williams's medicine, in which the 

 subject is fully treated. 



