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that her endeavours were futile, none being passed. Upon 
_ examination of the parietes of the abdomen the bladder was 
found to be distended. Accordingly an attempt was madeto 
passacatheter, but without success. The animal was ordered 
a warm bath, and a small dose of castor-oil mixture. The 
stomach being irritable this was returned,and the dog getting 
no better was brought to the infirmary on Tuesday even- 
.ing, July 6th. Upon examination, some calcareous matter 
was found adhering to the lower part of the vulva, and the 
bladder was distended with urine. 
“Tt was now determined to attempt the passing of the 
catheter again—this time the operation was attended with 
success, after considerable difficulty. The catheter being 
passed into the bladder, the urine continued to flow through 
the instrument in a full stream, until six ounces of a some- 
what dirty, pale-coloured, turbid, and alkaline fluid had 
been drawn off. The bitch seemed now much relieved ; she 
was ordered beef-tea, and returned to her owner, an old 
lady upwards of seventy years of age, who was much grati- 
fied at the relief her pet had experienced. The owner was 
requested to report to me the following day the condition 
of the animal (no medicine was ordered). On the follow- 
- ing morning, July 7th, her friend, Dr. George, called, and 
stated that the bitch was much prostrated, and that sick- 
ness was constant if anything was taken into the stomach. 
An hydrocyanic acid mixture was ordered, but this being 
objected to, a mixture of creosote in minimum doses was 
substituted. After two or three doses of the mixture the 
_ sickness subsided to some extent. Beef-tea and brandy 
were ordered as a support, and beef-tea injections, but the. 
animal died the following morning. 
“ Post-mortem.—Upon removing the abdominal viscera 
the stomach was found slightly tinged with red; the 
intestines and spleen were healthy; the liver somewhat 
congested ; the lungs were in a congested state, probably 
from gravitation of the blood; the right ventricle and 
