134 THE MANAGEMENT AND DISEASES OF THE DOG. 



knife immediately before a tight ligature. The subsequent 

 treatment should consist in warm-water injections, with occa- 

 sionally chloride of zinc, laxative diet, and quietude. 



ULCERATION OF THE UTERUS. 



Is not very frequently met with in canine practice. The 

 " Veterinary Record," vol. iii., gives the following : 



" Three weeks before the time of parturition a bitch fell 

 from a height of four feet. Four or five days after, the animal 

 became sleepy, and the belly pendulous and painful. At a 

 later period the animal appeared very uneasy, and made fre- 

 quent shrill cries when the belly was pressed upon. At last 

 four puppies, one dead, were born. Severe fits came on, 

 attended by protrusion of the eyeballs and unconcious wan- 

 dering, and death supervened. 



" On examination after death, the peritoneum was found 

 inflamed, and there was dark-colored effusion. There were 

 two large unhealthy ulcers in one of the horns of the uterus, 

 perforating all the coats of the uterus, and opening into the 

 abdomen." — Moore. 



Ulceration of the uterus may proceed from injuries, or the 

 presence of foreign bodies, as the retention of a foetus. 



Symptoms. — A sanious discharge frequently accompanies 

 it, there is frequent micturition, and the animal is occasionally 

 observed straining ; a desire for the male is also often mani- 

 fested. If the disease is extensive, considerable lassitude and 

 emaciation ensues, with a febrile disturbance. 



Treatment. — Astringent injections, the administration of 

 tonics (particularly the tinct. ferri), a liberal diet, exercise and 

 cleanliness, are the measures chiefly to be observed. 



Carbolic acid solutions, i to 40-50, are serviceable when 

 the discharge is offensive and profuse. 



