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they give rise to a similar disease o£ tlie lining mem- 

 brane of the vagina and the vulva. Thus, it has been 

 supposed that this discharge has a specific character 

 resembling that of the syphilitic gonorrhoea of man. 

 There is grave doubt with regard to the nature of some 

 cases of gonorrhoea, but certainly that form seen in this 

 country is not specific. The ulceration of the vulvo- 

 vaginal membrane is due to acridity of the discharges 

 (see Leucorrhoea). Though considerable sexual excitement 

 is manifested by both male and female animals affected 

 by this disorder they must not be indulged, since this 

 only aggravates the case. 



Treatment comprises thorough cleansing of the affected 

 parts, for which purpose the bull generally requires to be 

 cast, opening of abscesses, and slitting up of sinuses ; 

 touching long-standing ulcers with nitrate of silver and 

 the reduction of fungous growths with more powerful 

 caustics, such as the butter of antimony; a dressing of 

 Glycerinum Acidi Carbolici to be applied all over the 

 diseased surface to allay irritability and promote healing. 

 The parts must be dressed every second or third day, 

 according to the state of the case, but the animal need 

 not be cast each time. Cases of this kind will thus not 

 prove so protracted as they are generally considered to be. 



Uretheitis — simple inflammation of the urethra — un- 

 complicated by the above disorder is very rare. When 

 a case occurs, it must be treated with anodyne fomenta- 

 tions and injections. The most distressing symptoms 

 arise from spasm of the accelerator muscle during passage 

 of the urine. 



Section 2. — Diseases op the Female Generative Organs. 



The uterus of the cow differs from that of the mare in 

 the fact that its horns, situated at the free margins of the 

 broad ligaments, are twisted upwards, so that their con- 

 cavity is inferiorly placed. Also, in the pregnant animal, 

 the increased vascularity of the mucous membrane is con- 

 fined to certain spots, the uterine cotyledons, for rumi- 



