Bleeding] 2 4 [Bleeding 



diameter, and about fourteen or sixteen inches long. 

 For dogs size of collies, etc., No. 2 size, and about 

 eighteen or twenty inches long, and for larger 

 dogs one about four inches longer is necessary. 

 If there is a small stone or gravel in the passage, 

 there is sometimes difficulty in passing the catheter, 

 but with care a passage may generally be made 

 with a fine grooved silver probe. 



When there is an absence of mechanical 

 obstruction and inflammation in these cases, 

 to improve the tone of the bladder give from 

 one to seven 1 minims of tincture nux vomica 

 three times a day, in water and after food. In 

 chronic cases iron (ammoniated citrate) may be 

 added to the medicine. Nux vomica must not be 

 given when there are any signs of convulsions. 



Bleeding, From Stomach : 



Symptoms: Vomiting of blood, sometimes of 

 a bright red colour, at other times dark red or 

 venous blood ; and when it has been retained 

 in the stomach some time, it comes up liquid 

 of a coffee colour. 



Treatment : Give the following mixture : — 



Recipe : 



Tincture Thalaspi, - - - 24 drops. 

 Liquor Bismuth, - - - \ ounce. 



Water to - 3 ounces. 



Doses: One teaspoonful to a tablespoonful l 

 every three or four hours. 



Diet: Milk, also Benger's food with milk, 



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



