DISEASES. 2d 



brisk purgative, and should this not act it should be assisted by clysters of luke- 

 warm water or thin gruel, or a hot bath. The acute symptoms having passed, 

 give 3 gr. to 5 gr. of benzoic acid in pill form three times a day. If the urine is 

 not freely passed the catheter should be used in the manner detailed under heading 

 of Paralysis of the Bladder. When the bowels have been opened, give a dose every 

 six hours of the following "fever mixture." 



Powdered nitre 1 dram 



Sweet spirit of nitre % ounce 



Mindererus spirit 1^ ounce 



Wine of antimony 1 dram 



Tincture of digitalis y 2 dram 



Water 4 ounces 



Mix. Dose for a dog, 25-lb. to .30-lb. weight, one tablespoonful every 



four hours in a little gruel. Smaller dogs not quite so much. From 



50-lbs. up a tablespoonful and a half as a dose. 



The patient will experience relief if the parts are bathed continuously with a 

 warm infusion of poppy-heads, or warm water alone, care being taken that he is not 

 afterward exposed to cold. The dog's diet should be light and nourishing. 



BLADDER, PARALYSIS OF. This affection is shown by the constant efforts 

 of the dog to urinate and inability to do so, the water coming away in dribbles. It 

 may arise from stone in the bladder. A common cause is over-distension of the 

 bladder caused by keeping dogs where they will not urinate. Some dogs will not 

 not do so when shut up in a room, or when on the chain; hence the necessity, too 

 often neglected, of taking dogs off the benches at exhibitions at regular intervals. 

 This compulsory retention of urine produces spasm of the neck of the bladder, and 

 paralysis loss of the necessary muscular power follows. It may also be the re- 

 sult of injury to the spine, or of debilitating disease. The effect of continued hot 

 fomentations should be tried, and if these .^fail, the urine should be drawn off by 

 means of a catheter. Passing a catheter is a very simple matter. The dog should 

 be placed upon his back, and the prepuce pressed back, so as to bring the penis into 

 view; the catheter should then be dressed with a little olive oil or vaseline and 

 passed gently into the opening at the point of the penis. This will introduce it into 

 the bladder, when the piece of wire with which the instrument is provided should 

 be withdrawn. Should the urine not flow freely, the dog can be stood upon its legs, 

 keeping the catheter in position. If a catheter is not at hand, pressure with both 

 hands through the abdominal walls in the region of the bladder, will empty it of 

 its contents. If paralysis of the hind legs is present, an assistant should raise the 

 body from the ground, by means of the tail, whilst the operator is pressing the 

 sides. 



During convalescence give barley-water to drink, and soft nourishing rood 

 porridge and milk, broth and bread, etc. 



BRONCHOCELE. This is an enlargement of the thyroid glands, the principal 

 curtilage of the larynx. See GOITRE. 



BRONCHITIS." This is an inflammation of the bronchial tubes or wind pipes 

 that convey the air to the lungs, the upper portion called the larynx. It is caused 

 by exposure to damp and cold, neglecting a common cold, or being kenneled where 

 foul emanations are breathed. Excessive barking, as dogs often do at their first 

 bench show, will cause a slight inflammation of the Jarynx. When the larger air 

 pipes are only affected, the cough is a short, dry, intermittent one at first, but in 



