THE 
VETERINAKIAN. 
VOL. XLII. 
No. 500. 
AUGUST, 1869. 
Fourth Series. 
No. 176. 
Communications and Cases. 
RETENTION OF URINE ASSOCIATED WITH 
CALCULI IN THE BLADDER OF A BITCH OF 
THE KING CHARLES BREED, AGED TEN 
A'EARS. 
By Messrs. Gowing & Son, M.R.C.V.S., Camden Town. 
The bitch was observed to be dull and off her appetite for 
the last three or four days. Some time previously she had 
tried to urinate, passing a drop or two occasionally, but no 
effort could produce a full stream, and lately it was reported 
that her endeavours were futile, none being passed. Upon 
examination of the parietes of the abdomen the bladder was 
found to be distended. Accordingly an attempt was made to 
pass a catheter, but without success. The animal was 
ordered a warm bath, and a small dose of castor oil mixture. 
The stomach being irritable this was returned, and the dog 
getting no better was brought to the Infirmary on Tuesday 
evening, July 6th. Upon examination some calcareous matter 
was found adhering to the lower part of the vulva, and the 
bladder was distended with urine. 
It was now determined to attempt the passing of the 
catheter again—this time the operation was attended with 
success, after considerable difficulty. The catheter being 
passed into the bladder, the urine continued to flow through 
the instrument in a full stream, until six ounces of a some¬ 
what dirty pale coloured turbid and alkaline fluid had been 
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