266 Hounds 



tion. If the surface of the calculus is rough the 

 greater the UabiUty towards abrasion in the lining 

 of the bladder. Calculi vary in their size, shape and 

 form; in exceptional instances the whole cavity 

 of the bladder is occupied by a single calculus. 

 Various irritant drugs, such as turpentine, cantharides, 

 etc., are liable, when indiscriminately employed, to 

 lead to irritation of the bladder. 



Symptoms and Treatment.— In this affection there 

 is an evident degree of pain in the posterior part of 

 the body, and the urine is passed in drops, the act 

 of urination being accompanied by pain, and some- 

 times by haemorrhage, produced by abrasion of the 

 mucous membrane, either of the bladder or urethra, 

 possibly by gravel or stone. As the treatment is 

 both operative and medicinal it follows that pro- 

 fessional advice is indispensable, therefore the sooner 

 such is obtained the better the chance of success. 

 The food should consist of soda-water and milk, and 

 custards. 



Stricture 



The urethra is occasionally the seat of stricture, 

 usually the result of gravel or stone accumulations 

 within it, or else through contraction produced by 

 injury of its mucous lining. Cantharides, when 

 given internally, is liable to lead to strangury or 

 the passage of urine in drops. In order to over- 



