2I4 DISEASES OF THE DOMESTIC ANIMALS 



the distal and proximal segments are then to be sutured together 

 with chromic catgut or sterile silk passing through all coats of 

 the gut. This condition is not uncommon in cattle following 

 tympanites, and the writer has known of the operation being fre- 

 quently done successfully by Western ranchmen on the range. 



Prolapse of Uterus and Vagina. — This not rarely occurs 

 in cattle following severe straining or forcible manipulations during 

 parturition. After cleansing, disinfecting and replacing the parts, 

 a recurrence may be prevented by the use of opium, elevation of the 

 hind quarters and by the use of West's vulval clamp, or an extem- 

 poraneous truss, or wire suture passed through the lips of the 

 vulva, the ends of the sutures being affixed to quills. 



Prostatitis of the Entire Male — Seminal Vesiculitis. 



Acute prostatitis is commonly unrecognized but may occur in 

 the entire male of any species. It arises from extension of in- 

 flammation in urethritis or cystitis and may be caused by any con- 

 dition leading to constant congestion of the prostate, as in frequent 

 copulation or masturbation. 



The symptoms suggest cystitis with frequent micturition, 

 which may be painful and arrested in its progress owing to swelling 

 of the prostatic urethra. The animal may groan, lift the hind 

 limbs spasmodically, or rub the anus against some object or draw 

 the anus along the ground. The urine is free from blood and pus 

 and bladder elements, however (unless cystitis or urethritis are also 

 present), and examination by the rectum reveals swelling and 

 tenderness about the neck of the bladder in the prostatic region. 



Treatment consists in giving frequent hot rectal injections and 

 allowing the water to run out through a second tube placed beside 

 the tube carrying the enema into the bowel. An active purge and a 

 light diet of gruels and mashes for large animals, or milk for small 

 patients, are indicated. The patient must be kept at rest, and in- 

 ternally a mixture of tincture of belladonna, potassium acetate and 



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