528 DISEASES OF THE ORGANS OF GENERATION. 



puce accumulates witliin the folds of the integument, and 

 acquires by detention irritating properties, which cause the 

 glans penis to inflame and swell to that degree that the 

 animal can no loDger pass his urine. The consequence of 

 this is, that the animal stales inwardly — pisse dedans, as the 

 French phrase goes. And the presence of the urine in 

 time gives rise to concretions within the cavity and around 

 the glans, or else to abnormal growths, or to ulceration of the 

 prepuce, or to such an inflammatory engorgement of the 

 parts as will be likely to end in gangrene. Such an event 

 puts a stop to copulation, and frequently ends in para- 

 phymosis. 



" The most common and favorable termination of all 

 this is resolution, and such may reasonably be expected so 

 long as the inflammation continues moderate, or shews a 

 disposition to abate. To bring this about we ought to em- 

 ploy active antiphlogistic treatment with emollient and 

 narcotic fomentations, poultices, &c., such, in fact, as are 

 recommended for urethritis. In addition, we may abstract 

 blood from the superficial abdominal veins, and, by way of 

 general bloodletting, from the saphena veins. Leeches and 

 scarifications may also be advantageously employed, fol- 

 lowed up by vapour fomentations and poultices. 



" The Operation for Phymosis is rarely required. 

 Unless there be concealed ulcerations, or concretions, or 

 granulations, that call for it. And then the prepuce must 

 be slit far enough back to allow of its retraction ; by which 

 all subjacent disease becomes exposed, and by being treated 

 according as it may require, will be speedily cured. 



" The following case shews that phymosis may prove the 

 forerunner of serious mischief: 



" A mule, two years old, had a considerable swelling of the sheath and 

 surrounding parts, in which points of suppuration had made their appear- 

 ance. The urine came away by drops. There was phymosis. M. 

 Maupis learnt that two months before some warts had been excised, and 

 that since, the skin had become indurated and thickened around the 

 orifice of the prepuce. The mule being cast, the contracted' preputial 

 orifice was dilated, and openings and counter-openings were made in the 



