VENEREAL DISEASE OF THE DOG. VENEREAL 

 GRANULAMOTA. LYMPHO-SARCOMA 



In the dog, there is observed a specific venereal disease con- 

 sisting of granulomata upon the genital mucosa. The disease is 

 somewhat wide-spread in Great Britain and continental Europe. 

 It is observed in various portions of the United States, largely in 

 dogs recently imported. It seems most common in large cities. 

 In the male it affects chiefly the penis and prepuce and some- 

 times invades the adjacent tissues. Metastatic disease of the 

 inguinal glands may follow. In the female it involves primarily 

 and chiefly the vulva. It is naturally transmitted by copulation 

 only, but may be otherwise spread by artificial or accidental 

 inoculation. 



Pig. II. Infectious Venereal Granuloma of Dog. (C.A.White.) 



Symptoms. The first symptom usually noted is a bloody dis- 

 charge from the prepuce or vulva, accompanied by tumefaction of 

 the parts. If the penis is exposed at this time, there are seen'pink 

 or grayish red vegetations, largely upon the glans or at the base 

 of the penis where the penial mucosa passes over to the sheath or, 

 104 



