Diseases of the dog and their treatment (1897) (20346064663)

Title: Diseases of the dog and their treatment
Identifier: diseasesofdogthe01ml (find matches)
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: Müller, Georg Alfred, 1851-1923; Glass, Alexander, ed. and tr
Subjects: Dogs
Publisher: Philadelphia, W. H. Hoskins
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation



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DISEASES OF THE URINARY AND SEXUAL APPARATUS. EXAMINATION OP THE URINARY APPARATUS. This comprises the examination of the prepuce, urethra, prostate, bladder, and especially the urine. Examination of the Prepuce and Urethra. I£ a glossy or purulent discharge comes from the prepuce, it in- dicates a catarrhal condition of the part (catarrh of the foreskin or gonorrhoea of the prepuce). If the discharge is purulent, bloody, and has a fetid odor, we will find wounds or ulceration on the prepuce or the glans. Catarrhal affections (urethral, gonorrhoeal) of the urethra are very rare in the dog. They are recognized by a discharge of purulent mucus from the urethra, by difficulty in urination, and the animal shows great pain on catheterization. In cases where there is great difficulty in passing urine, or where it is retained entirely, it becomes necessary to pass the catheter or sound. When this retention of urine occurs it is generally due to the presence of a stone in the bladder, a collection of stones in the urethra, or swelling of the prostate. Passing the catheter in the dog: It is best to use an ordinary rubber catheter in the male dog (about 2 to 5 mm. in diameter and the ordinary length). The subject is laid on the left side or back and held in that position by an assistant. The lirej^uce is shoved back behind the swelling of the glans and held firmly with the left hand (see Fig. 43). Now grasp the cath- eter with the right, and, of course, first see that it has been well lubricated with some oil or cosmoline and that it contains the wire-stylet, and introduce it into the urethra; if it is jjushed forward up the canal and meets with an obstruction at the posterior end of the bone of the penis, it is due to a flexure of the canal and also to the fact that (152)
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Catheters: a, male catheter; 6, female catheter.