Impotence] *53 [Impotence 



not descend into the scrotum, though able to per- 

 form the act of coition satisfactorily. Deformities 

 of the penis, fracture of the bone of the penis, 

 stricture of the orifice of the prepuce, so that 

 the penis cannot protrude, this can be remedied 

 by a simple operation of dilating the orifice. In 

 some cases the seminal fluid is at fault. These 

 cases can seldom be remedied, though I have 

 found a raw meat diet beneficial in some 

 instances. 



In cases of fracture of the penial bone, this, as 

 a rule, in the course of a month mends satisfactorily 

 without treatment, but the dog should not be used 

 for stud purposes for a couple of months. Many 

 dogs, especially young, and also those too much 

 used at stud, suffer from temporary impotence 

 due to lack of sexual desire. In the case of a 

 young dog, a dose of cantharides, three to twenty 

 minims x in water, two hours before trying to use 

 him, often has the desired effect; if not, the 

 medicine may be repeated in six hours. The 

 same medicine may be given to shy bitches. 



Sterility or impotence often occurs in bitches. 

 Some cases are curable, but there are many which 

 cannot be cured, for the simple reason that one 

 cannot find out the cause, and all one can say is, 

 the bitch is barren. The curable cases are those 

 that are due to stricture of the vagina, a not 

 uncommon occurrence, then tumours, as polypi 

 or other growths in the vagina ; a description of 

 the treatment of these diseases will be found in 

 another part of the book. In some cases a bitch 

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



