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sage of the urine, the symptoms soon assume a se- 

 rious character, the bladder finally becoming so dis- 

 tended with urine that it is ruptured. Death occurs 

 from peritonitis or uremic poisoning. 



Treatment. — In spasm of the neck of the bladde 

 the hog should be given a quiet, comfortable pen. If 

 the urine is not passed in a short time, to give fur- 

 ther relief a sedative (tincture of opium one tea- 

 spoonful, or bromide of potassium half a teaspoonful) 

 should be given. A warm water rectal injection in 

 itself may prove sufficient to relieve the spasm. 



Inflammation and abscesses in the region of the 

 sheath should receive the proper surgical treatment 

 (see Treatment of Inflammation of the Prepuce). 

 Pressure on the urethra by a tumor can be relieved 

 in some cases by an operation for its removal. 



