Bladder] 2 2 [Bladder 



lint (once doubled) soaked in a solution of boracic 

 lotion ; this should be entirely covered with a 

 piece of oil silk, and a bandage applied. This 

 treatment may be continued until the wound has 

 healed. When the wound consists of a tear of 

 the skin, after thoroughly cleansing the parts 

 with some disinfectant — as a solution of Pearson's 

 fluid — the wound may be sewn up, a few layers 

 of carbolic gauze laid over the wound, and a 

 bandage applied. It is best to renew the 

 dressing daily in these cases, as there is always 

 a danger of suppuration, and if such occurs, two 

 or three stitches should be removed at the lowest 

 part to allow the pus to escape. After an abscess 

 has formed, the parts require keeping very clean, 

 and should be kept covered with carbolic or other 

 gauze. A dog should not be allowed to lick a 

 wound. 



Bladder, Irritable: 



Symptoms : Constantly straining to pass water 

 even when indoors ; urine high-coloured and 

 often cloudy, strong smelling. Blood may be 

 mixed with the water, or come in drops after 

 the passing of water. These symptoms must 

 not be confounded with those the result of a 

 cystic calculus (stone), for in these latter cases 

 the dog strains continuously, and if a small 

 calculus happens to pass from the bladder into 

 the passage (urethra), it generally becomes fixed 

 in the canal just behind the bone in the penis, 

 and the dog is unable to micturate at all, or 

 only in drops. When a dog is seen to be 

 frequently straining, he requires careful watching 



