Venereal Disease of the Dog 107 



In clinical and experimental cases the neoplasms may not re- 

 main confined to the genital organs, but may involve the skin, 

 the lymphatic glands of various portions of the body, the liver, 

 spleen and other glands, 



The treatment is not highly satisfactory unless undertaken 

 early. It consists chiefly in excising the vegetations, along with 

 a small area of the healthy mucosa, after which the edges of the 

 wound should be drawn together with catgut. 



In the male, it may be necessary to divide the prepuce and, in 

 the female, the perineum, in order to reach all the diseased parts. 

 Afterwards, these wounds should be sutured. It is well to place 

 the animal under general anaesthesia for the operation, which 

 should be repeated within one to three weeks if necessary, and 

 in some cases, cautery may be resorted to. In inveterate cases 

 it may be necessary to amputate the penis and prepuce. Hobday 

 states that the disease may be favorably affected by castration. 



