230 VETERINARY HOMCEOPATHY. 



which conveys the urine through the penis from the bladder and 

 also the semen from the testicles in the act of copulation. 



Inflammation of the urethra may be of the simple, benign form^ 

 or, as in the human subject, it may also assume the contagious 

 character of a gonorrhcea, the latter, however, is very rare in 

 the stallion ; still there has been sufficient evidence forthcoming to 

 warrant the assertion that it may exist; the symptoms are those 

 common to this form of disease; matter forms and exudes at the 

 end of the penis; and if the sheath of the penis is full and well 

 developed an accumulation of the discharge will be found in that 

 part of the organ, irritating the surrounding parts and producing 

 considerable swelling thereof; the animal experiences distinct pain 

 and difficulty in passing water and evinces a frequent desire to 

 perform the act. 



The treatment is simple and effective; whether the discharge is 

 benign or contagious it is similar; the parts should be carefully 

 washed with warm water medicated with a small quantit}^ of 

 Condy's fluid; and Merciirius corrosivus 2x, grains three to a dose, 

 dissolved in a wineglassful of water, administered internally three 

 times a day. 



Phimosis is a condition, affecting geldings generall}', in which 

 the penis cannot be drawn out in consequence of the undue con- 

 traction of the sheath; it is said to be caused by external violence, 

 and it may also arise after castration, or when the sheath has 

 become excessively swollen during an illness and for lack of suffi- 

 cient exercise; in attempting treatment much depends upon the 

 cause; probably the best thing to do in a case of emergency would 

 be to apply frequent fomentations of hot water together with 

 hand friction and the rubbing into the parts oi Arnica lotion 1-6; 

 but if at all available the services of a qualified veterinary surgeon 

 should be called into requisition. 



Paraphimosis is the antithesis of the former, in this case the 

 penis is protruded beyond the sheath and cannot be withdrawn; 

 the organ or that part of it which is so unnaturally exposed be- 

 comes immensely swollen; inflammation is speedily set up and 

 the pain is evidently extreme; in consequence of the swollen con- 

 dition of the penis, the sheath becomes tightly constricted, the 

 circulation is interfered wdth, and the exposed portion becomes 

 cold. If the condition is due to a paralysis of the organ, the pros- 



