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or four times a day. If it becomes necessary to 
have recourse to the catheter, an opening will have 
to be made in the perineum and the urethra slit 
and a human catheter introduced and the urine 
removed, then wash the wound with glycerine one 
ounce, water one ounce, carbolic acid five drops; 
this is usually all that is required, as the wound 
will heal readily. There is a chronic form of this 
disease which I have seen a few cases of. The 
symptoms of this form of the complaint are a con- 
stant desire to pass urine, which is of a whitish 
color and somewhat turbid, owing to mucous and 
epithelial scales; in some cases it is very irritat- 
ing, causing the animal much pain. The quantity 
of mucus is so great that it nearly blocks up the 
passageandrequires considerable effort on the part 
of the pig to expel it. If the urine is collected and 
allowed to stand for a short time the mucus will 
‘separate from the urine, thus indicating the nature 
of the disease. In some cases ulceration takes 
place in the mucous membrane of the bladder; in 
this case there will be some hemorrhage, which 
will give the urine a reddish color. If the disease 
is allowed to go on the animal loses flesh fast, the 
general strength gives way, first in the hind legs 
and then in all. In such a case it is better to de- 
stroy the pig. 
- Treatment: In the early stages of the chronic 
form give a mild physic, such as one ounce sul- 
phate of magnesia or one or two ounces castor oil. 
Buchu is very useful, given in the form of the fluid 
extract in dram doses and sometimes combinc«] 
