126 The Management and Diseases of the Dog. 
A short time since, I had an opportunity, during a pro- 
fessional call on the gentleman to whom this work is 
dedicated, of seeing what had been a case of retention of 
urine in a fox terrier puppy a few days old, due to an im- 
perforate prepuce. This had been removed by his medical, 
attendant, W. Haslehurst, Esq., by slitting the prepuce 
along from its under surface to the end. The case did well, 
and the puppy was reared. 
Symptoms.—The animal exhibits great restlessness, he is 
continually and vainly endeavouring to urinate ; he moves 
uneasily about, and with a straddling gait. When lying 
down he performs the act with extreme care, and moans or 
emits a sharp cry after the effort. The abdomen is en- 
jarged, hot, and tense to the feel. As the case advances, 
the pain increases, there is repeated straining, with retching 
and vomiting ; the pulse becomes rapid and small; the 
breathing hurried ; tongue dry and furred ; the poor animal 
looks piteously at its master, gazes from time to time at its 
flanks, finally reels about, becomes comatose, and dies. 
'Treatment.—lf the bladder be emptied, immediate reliet 
is afforded, but this is often only temporary, the urine is 
‘quickly secreted again, and often with the same result ; 
watchfulness is therefore necessary. If the patient be not 
thus relieved, the intense pressure on the bladder gives rise 
to acute inflammation or paralysis, decomposition of the 
urine takes place, sloughing of the coats of the bladder 
follows,ultimately they give way,and the contents are poured 
into the abdominal cavity. 
The passage of the catheter is necessary in all cases 
where the retention occurs from mechanical impediment to 
the outward flow of urine. 
When the retention results from urethritis, leeches, hot 
fomentations, loin baths, opiates, mucilaginous drinks and 
emollient clysters are the measures to be adopted. 
The same treatment will apply to retention of urine, 
owing to bruises of the perineum. ~ 
