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tlie prepuce and tte hairs hanging down from it, on which 

 the excess of phosphates in the urine forms stalagmitic 

 threads. The slow expulsion of the urine is one cause of 

 this. Accumulations of inspissated secretion around the 

 urethral orifice also sometimes impede the escape of 

 urine. Hairs thus covered may be cut off, and the ac- 

 cumulated calcareous matter and sebaceous material must 

 be removed from around the glans. In cases of urethral 

 calculus, relief must be afforded by incision on to the 

 stone and its removal, when a great rush of urine will 

 take place through the wound. This incision must be 

 made longitudinally and suflQciently long to allow of the 

 free exit of the stone. The animal may be kept standing, 

 but the hind legs fastened together. In the distended 

 state of the bladder it is not always advisable to cast 

 him. The escape of urine will be followed by cessation 

 of violent signs of over- distension of the bladder. The 

 wound should be closed with sutures. Urethral calculi 

 are not often seen in the female.^ 



GoNORRHoeA, vulgarly termed '^ Bull Burnt/' is a dis- 

 ease of the glans penis and sheath of the bull, associated 

 with a certain amount of disorder of the lining membrane 

 of the urethra. When the latter is much affected, there 

 is a profuse discharge of thick mucus, and evident pain 

 on passage of urine is observable in every case, but is 

 sometimes very extreme. The patient stamps, moans, 

 lashes the tail, and evacuates the urine in jets rather 

 than in full stream. A certain amount of fever is present. 

 The prepuce may be primarily or secondarily affected ; 

 it is swollen, hot, and tender, and becomes ulcerated 

 internally, and abscesses may form in it, and sinuses 

 extend into the substance of the penis. The inflamma- 

 tion of the urethra is attributable to excessive venery, 

 and is most frequently seen in highly fed animals. When 

 neglected the disease terminates in fungous growths, 

 which may necessitate amputation of the penis. It is 

 certain that if bulls thus affected be allowed to copulate 



' I have a record of but one such case ; it is by Mr. Matthew Hedlcy, of 

 the Irish Veteriuury D<ipurtmcut. 



