CHAPTER VIII. 

 DISEASES OF THE GENERATIVE ORGANS. 



BALANITIS, ' INVERSION OF THE 



WARTS ON THE PENIS, UTERUS, 



SCROTAL IRRITATIONS, ULCERATION OF THE 



ENLARGED TESTICLE, UTERUS, 



INVERSION OF THE VA- HERNIA OF THE UTERUS, 



GINA, DROPSY 0F;THE UTERUS, 



POLYPUS IN THEVAGINA, FATTY DEGENERATION 

 INFLAMMATION OF THE OF THE OVARIES. 



UTERUS, 



BALANITIS, 

 Signifying inflartimation of, and discharge of matter from' 

 the mucous membrane of the prepuce, is an affection which, 

 dogs are frequently troubled with. 



Causes. — Balanitis is usually due to the secretion of acrid 

 matter within the prepuce, and is more especially induced 

 by a plethoric habit of body. It may also co-exist with a 

 relaxed and anaemic condition of system. 



Symptoms. — Considerable irritation of the part, denoted 

 by the animal frequently licking it ; a thick yellow discharge 

 is continually present. On examination the part will be 

 found red, swollen, and exceedingly sensitive. The prepuce 

 is always more or less protruded, erections are frequent, and 

 urination is performed at times with pain. 



Treatment. — This consists in first bathing the parts with, 

 warm water until thoroughly cleansed, and then applying a 

 weak solution of nitrate of silver, or acetate of lead. 

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