Prepuce] 2 33 [Prostrate 



best done by making the puppy wear a wide 

 collar, or keeping him in a sack for a few days, 

 with the head only protruding as depicted in the 

 illustration. 



Prepuce Orifice, Too Large : Occasionally 

 puppies are born with the opening in the 

 prepuce so large that the penis is always 

 protruding. 



Treatment : The opening may be partly closed 

 by scarifying the edges of the skin, and then sew- 

 ing it up. Care must be taken that the dog does 

 not lick the part during the healing. 



Prostrate Glands, Enlargement of: 



Symptoms : Difficulty in passing water — 

 straining ; also difficulty in passing a motion — 

 constipation. When very large, they may be 

 felt by manipulation of back part of abdomen 

 (the pubic region) just in front of the 

 thighs. 



Treatment : If dog unable to urinate properly, 

 the water must be drawn off with a small-sized 

 catheter. The bowels must be kept in a semi- 

 relaxed condition by mixing with the food, 

 twice a day, from half to a dessertspoonful x of 

 salad oil. Also, give twice a day, from a quarter * 

 to two grains of iodide of potassium in a little 

 water. The extract of prostrate gland may be 

 tried — dose, from half a grain to two grains. 1 

 An operation for enlarged prostrate glands in 

 the dog is not satisfactory, but castrating a dog 

 suffering from this disease often has a good 

 effect. 



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



