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for a few days, until the neck is cut through and the tumor drops off. Then bathe 

 the parts freely with Goulard Water. If fever exist, a dose of cooling medicine 

 will suffice, but this is rarely ever necessary. 



PROLAPSUS AN I. This sometimes occurs in pampered house dogs that are 

 old and too fat, and from insufficient exercise which produces constipation and 

 causes straining. The protruding part should be cleansed, pressed back into 

 place, and cold douches used frequently. Diet should be laxative and exercise must 

 be given. If the prolapsis recurs, a stitch or two can be inserted. The diet must 

 then consist entirely of milk. ? 



PROLAPSUS, OR FALLING, OF THE VAGINA is characterized by a soft, 

 red swelling, and generally occurs during, or immediately after the period of heat 

 It must be carefully washed with lukewarm water and gently returned to its place. 

 The following injection should then be used for a few days, and one of the pow- 

 ders given twice a day: 



Injections for Prolapsus. Tannic acid and glycerine, 1 ounce; water to make 

 a pint. Or tincture of krameria, 2 drams; water to make 6 ounces. Two ounces to 

 be injected night and morning with a female syringe. 



Astringent Powders for Prolapsus. -7-Take gallic acid 18 grains; alum, 12 

 gi-ains; mix, and divide into six equal powders, and give one twice a day, first dis- 

 solving them in hot water, but allowing them to cool before administration. This 

 dose will do for an ordinary sized dog from a setter up to a St. Bernard. Toy 

 dogs like a pug and smaller ones, give half powder. 



Palling of the vagina must not be confounded with inversion of the womb, 

 which occasionallly happens after pupping, and which can only be safely treated 

 by a qualified veterinarian. 



PULSE. See TEMPERATURE AND P\?LSE. 



PURGING. This is a symptom in many diseases, but it may exist, simply from 

 temporary derangement of the stomach, or from some irritating substance taken 

 into the intestines, in which cases a dose of castor oil and extra attention to diet 

 are all that is necessary. 



POLYPI. Tumors growing on some mucous membrane, the nose, ear, anus 

 or vaginal passage, the latter most common. They are attached by a stalk or 

 pedicle varying in length or thickness, red in color, smooth and pear-shaped. They 

 vary in isize; when small are, concealed from view, but protrude as they grow. A 

 mucous matter, tinged with blood and offensive in smell is sometimes discharged. 



Treatment consists in their removal by tying a strong white silk thread 

 tightly around the neck of the polypi till the neck is cut through and the tumor 

 drops off. They can also be removed by an ecraseur, an instrument made for 

 this purpose. Bathe the parts freely for a few days with Goulard Water. 



RHEUMATISM. (This article was written especially for this book by 

 "DEA T T.") This disease may affect either the joints, in which cases the bones are 

 often affected, or the muscles themselves; What is known as Lumbago, in which 

 the back and hindquarters are affected, and the dog shows evidences of the most 

 intense pain, being barely able to move, and drags his hind legs, is only a form of 

 rheumatism. 



The 'same can be said of those common diseases popularly referred to as 

 kennel lameness, or chest-founder, in which the muscles connecting the shoulder 



