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or four times a da}'. If it becomes necessary to 

 have recourse to the catheter, an opening will have 

 to be made in the perineum and the urethra slit 

 and a human catheter introduced and the urine 

 removed, then wash the wound with glycerine one 

 ounce, water one ounce, carbolic acid five drops; 

 this is usually all that is required, as the wound 

 will heal readily. There is a chronic form of this 

 disease which I have seen a few cases of. The 

 symptoms of this form of the complaint are a con- 

 stant desire to pass urine, w^hich is of a w^hitish 

 color and somewhat turbid, owing to mucous and 

 epithelial scales; in some cases it is very irritat- 

 ing, causing the animal much pain. The quantity 

 of mucus is so great that it nearly blocks up the 

 passageandrequires considerable effort on the part 

 of the pig to expel it. If the urine is collected'and 

 allowed to stand for a short time the mucus will 

 separate from the urine, thus indicating the nature 

 of the disease. In some cases ulceration takes 

 place in the mucous membrane of the bladder; in 

 this case there will be some hemorrhage, w^hich 

 will give the urine a reddish color. If the disease 

 is allowed to go on the animal loses flesh fast, the 

 general strength gives w^ay, first in the hind legs 

 and then in all. In such a case it is better to de- 

 stroy the pig. 



Treatment: In the early stages of the chronic 

 form give a mild physic, such as one ounce sul- 

 phate of magnesia or one or two ounces castor oil. 

 Buchu is very useful, given in the form of the fluid 

 extract in dram doses and sometimes combined 



