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Diseases of the Urinary Organs. 11g 
small round pebble into the bladder of a dog. The wound 
perfectly healed. A few months afterwards the animal 
was killed, and there was found a calculus of considerable 
size, of which the pebble was the nucleus.” 
The following interesting cases are recorded by Messrs. 
Gowing & Son, in the Veterzmarian,March and August, 
1869: 
“NUMEROUS CALCULI IN THE BLADDER OF A DOG, 
FOURTEEN MONTHS OLD, PRODUCING DISTENSION AND 
CONGESTION OF THE ORGAN, AND DEATH. 
“On Friday, February 12th, 1869, we were requested to 
visit a beautiful specimen of the King Charles breed, four- 
teen months old, which was reported to be unwell. The 
owner supposed him to be labouring under an impacted 
condition of the bowels; and, as a domestic remedy, he 
had administered a small dose of castor-oil, but this not 
having the desired effect, and the dog becoming worse and 
indicating much prostration of strength, the owner applied 
to us. Upon inquiry into the case we found that the dog 
had not passed any feeces for a day or two, neither had he 
urinated, although he had made frequent attempts. The 
first time he was observed to have any difficulty in urinating 
was about ten days previous to the application to us, when 
he passed from the bladder a considerable quantity of dark- 
coloured fluid. After that he made frequent attempts and - 
was not able to pass any more. On Friday night, 
February 12th, the dog was in excessive pain, so much that 
the owner had to walk the room with him to tranquillise 
him. It appears that the dog could not rest, but was con- 
stantly crying out and moaning. 
“The animal had been, we learned, fed upon luncheon- 
biscuits, with such meat as they partook of in the house ; 
occasionally, also, he had.a little liver and horse-flesh. He 
was frequently allowed a bone to play with, but never 
broke them up or ate them. 
“Upon examination the bladder was tound much 
