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complete stoppage of it. The belly hot, swelled, and tender to the touch ; 

 the dog becoming strangely irritable, and ready to bite even his master. 



1st May, 1824. Two dogs had been making ineffectual attempts to 

 void their urine for nearly two days. The first was a terrier, and the 

 other a Newfoundland. The terrier was bled, placed in a warm bath, and 

 an aloetic ball, with calomel, administered. He was bled a second time in 

 the evening, and a few drops of water were discharged. On the following 

 day, the urine slowly passed involuntarily from him ; but when he attempted 

 to void any, his efforts were totally ineffectual. Balls composed of camphor, 

 pulv. uva ursi, tinct. ferri mur., mass purg., and pulv. lini. et gum. arab., 

 were administered morning, noon, and night. On the 5th the urine still 

 passed involuntarily. Cold lotions were employed, and tonic and astrin- 

 gent medicines administered, with castor oil. He gradually got well, and 

 no trace of the disease remained until June the 6th, when he again became 

 thin and weak, and discharged much bloody urine, but apparently without 

 pain. The uva ursi, oak bark, and powdered gum-arabic were employed. 

 On the 12th he had become much better, and so continued until the 1st of 

 July, when he again exhibited the same complaint more violently than 

 before. He was exceedingly tender on the loins, and screamed when he 

 was touched. He was bled, returned to his uva ursi and powdered gum, 

 and recovered. I saw him two years afterwards apparently well. 



The Newfoundland dog exhibited a similar complaint, with nearly the 

 same accompaniments. May 1 .- He was disinclined to move ; his belly 

 was hard and hot, and he was supposed to be costive. Gave an aloetic 

 ball with iron. 2nd. He has endeavoured, in vain, several times to 

 void his urine. He walks stiffly with his back bound. Subtract eight 

 ounces of blood ; give another physic-ball, and apply cold affusion to the 

 loins. 3rd. He frequently attempts to stale, and passes a little urine at 

 each time ; he still walks and stands with his back bound. Syr. papav. et 

 rhamni, with tinct. ferr. mur., a large spoonful being given morning and 

 night. 4th. He again tries, ineffectually, to void his urine. Mist, et pulv. 

 5th. Unable to void a drop of urine ; nose hot ; tongue hangs down ; pants 

 considerably ; will not eat ; the countenance has an anxious character. 

 Bleed to twelve ounces ; apply cold affusion. Medicine as before, with 

 cold affusion. 6th. Appears to be in very great pain ; not a drop of water 

 has passed from him. Medicine and other treatment as before. In the 

 evening he lay down quietly. On the next morning he was found dead. 

 All the viscera were sound except the bladder, which was ruptured ; the 

 abdomen contained two quarts of bloody fluid. The mucous membrane of 

 the bladder appeared to be in the highest state of inflammation. It was 

 almost black with extravasated blood. On the neck of the bladder was an 

 enlargement of the size of a goose's egg, and almost filling the cavity of the 

 pelvis. On cutting into it more than two ounces of pus escaped. 



On June 29, 1833, a poodle was brought to me. He had not been ob- 

 served to pass any urine for two days. He made frequent attempts to void 

 it, and cried dreadfully. The bladder could be felt distended in the abdo- 

 men. I put him into a warm bath, and took from him a pound of blood. 

 He seemed to be a little relieved. I did not leave him until after mid- 

 night, but was soon roused by his loud screams, and the dog was also 

 retching violently. The cries and retching gradually abated, and he died. 

 The bladder had burst, and the parietes were in a fearful state of in- 

 flammation. 



