Vagina] 3^0 [Vagina 



passage out night and morning with a saturated 

 solution of boracic acid or with a solution of 

 permanganate of potash — one grain to every 

 ounce of warm water — is sufficient. 



Vagina (Polypus of) : 



Symptoms : A pear-shaped growth with the 

 narrow end attached to the membrane of the 

 vagina. In these cases the bitch is frequently 

 straining to pass water, and she is constantly 

 licking the parts ; and there is generally some 

 mucus discharge. After a time, especially when 

 she comes in season, the growth may show itself 

 externally. 



Treatment: It consists in drawing the growth 

 gently out as far as it will come, and placing a 

 ligature of strong silk or catgut tightly round the 

 neck or narrow part, then severing the polypus 

 by cutting through the neck between the ligature 

 and growth a full half-inch away from the ligature. 

 Afterwards syringe the passage out night and 

 morning with a warm solution of boracic acid. 



Vagina (Prolapsus of) : 



Symptoms : A condition that only occurs 

 during the "heat" or oestrum of a bitch. It is 

 more common amongst large and bull - bitches 

 than other and smaller ones. 



It shows itself as a pinkish, glistening body at 

 the entrance to the vagina (vulva). As the parts 

 become more relaxed during the " heat " the 

 protrusion increases in size and prominence, and 

 in a large bitch may be as big as an orange. As 

 the result of exposure, and being rubbed along 

 the ground when the bitch sits, the parts become 



