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may miss breeding- through the discharge in the 

 vagina being of a too acid nature. This can be 

 remedied by syringing the passage well out with 

 a warm solution of bicarbonate of soda, about one 

 hour before service. The injection should be made 

 by dissolving one teaspoonful of bicarbonate of 

 soda in half a pint of water. 



Then there are congenital deformities of the 

 pelvis and vagina, occasionally met with in the 

 bitch, which prevent successful coition, and the 

 parts may become deformed as the result of 

 accident, as being run over across the lower 

 part of the back. 



Again, an attack of metritis or inflammation 

 of the womb, the result of a chill during the 

 period of heat or from other causes, generally 

 causes the bitch to be barren afterwards, and 

 certain diseases of the ovaries also cause sterility. 



A bitch who is very fat or in any way out 

 of condition, the result of illness, or from in- 

 sufficient and proper exercise, or too hard 

 exercise, will seldom breed. The proper treat- 

 ment of these cases is indicated by the cause. 



Incontinence of Urine: 



Symptoms : The involuntary passing of water. 

 In puppies it is generally the result of nervous- 

 ness, and passes off in time. The condition is 

 generally present in most cases of paralysis, the 

 bladder, after being over-distended, simply over- 

 flows as it were. It is also a symptom of stone 

 in the bladder, especially in the bitch. 



Treatment: If in cases of general paralysis 

 the bladder is kept empty either by pressure to 



