Bladder] 2 3 [Bladder 



to see the kind of urine passed, or whether any 

 is being passed at all. 



Treatment: If there is much pain, give every 

 three or four hours from two x to fifteen drops 

 of tincture of hyoscyamus in water ; if there is 

 not much pain, a course of hyposulphite of soda 

 is all that is required, and should be continued 

 for some time. 



Dose : From three grains to half a drachm * in 

 water, and a careful diet of milk, with bread or 

 Spratt's biscuits, or Force, milk puddings, etc. 

 Milk and barley water may be given to drink. 

 When the irritation is due to calculus urgent 

 surgical assistance is required. 



Bladder, Paralysis of: 



Symptoms : The dog at first is unable to pass 

 water, later it dribbles from him. May be the 

 result of general paralysis caused by injury to 

 spine, or brain, or to the abdomen ; it may also 

 be the result of stone in the bladder. 



It sometimes occurs in dogs of very clean habits 

 as the result of being shut up for a long time, and 

 the bladder becomes over distended, and can be 

 felt in the back part of the abdomen as a large 

 ball. 



Treatment : Relieve the bladder. If there is no 

 mechanical obstruction as from a stone in the 

 canal, the bladder can be emptied by pressure 

 on the walls of the abdomen over the seat of the 

 bladder ; if this fails, a catheter must be passed. 



Speaking of catheters, for very small dogs o.o 

 size is required. For terriers, No. I size in 



1 According to the size of the dog. See p. 86. 



