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Urethral Calculi in a Dog
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J. J.
O'CONNOR, M.R .C.V.S.
Professor ill t he Royal Veleri/,ary College of I re/and, D"blin.
Subject.-Aged collie in very poor condition. The dog had shown difficulty and pain in micturition for several weeks. Symptoms .-Distressed appearance; passed urine in drops frequently; evinced pain on pressure over the prepubic region. Passed the catheter, which was arrested just behind the os penis . Treatment.-Administered I~ gr. morphia hypodermically. Exposed the penis from the sheath,- opened the urethra just behind the os a.nd extracted six small spherical calculi, corresponding in size to the diameter of the urethra . After their removal a flow of urine occurred from the bladder. The patient ne ver rallied a fter the operation and died twenty-four hours afterwards . On post-mortem examination the bladder was found to be intensely inflamed .
NEEDLE AND THREAD IN THE RECTUM OF A PUG. By J.
J.
O'CONNOR, M.R.C.V.S.
Professor in Ihe Royal Velerillar.), College of he/a11d, D ubli1l.
Su bject .-A pug dog. History . -A few days ago it was seen to swallow a needle and thread with which it was playing . Symptoms .- A n xiou s expression, screa ming occasionally from pain, passage of blood through the anus. On dig ital rectal examination a needle with thread attached could be felt about three-quarters of a fin ger 's length in front of the anus , the point being directed backward s. Treatment.-Brought the dog into the sunli g ht, dilated the anus and rectum with the equine urethral dilator, reflected the light into the rectum by means of a mirror, thus illuminating the foreign body, which was extracted by drawing on the thread to push the point through the mucous membrane, and then graspin g the poin~w ith an artery forceps.
J. J.
O'CONNOR, M.R .C.V.S.
Professor ill t he Royal Veleri/,ary College of I re/and, D"blin.
Subject.-Aged collie in very poor condition. The dog had shown difficulty and pain in micturition for several weeks. Symptoms .-Distressed appearance; passed urine in drops frequently; evinced pain on pressure over the prepubic region. Passed the catheter, which was arrested just behind the os penis . Treatment.-Administered I~ gr. morphia hypodermically. Exposed the penis from the sheath,- opened the urethra just behind the os a.nd extracted six small spherical calculi, corresponding in size to the diameter of the urethra . After their removal a flow of urine occurred from the bladder. The patient ne ver rallied a fter the operation and died twenty-four hours afterwards . On post-mortem examination the bladder was found to be intensely inflamed .
NEEDLE AND THREAD IN THE RECTUM OF A PUG. By J.
J.
O'CONNOR, M.R.C.V.S.
Professor in Ihe Royal Velerillar.), College of he/a11d, D ubli1l.
Su bject .-A pug dog. History . -A few days ago it was seen to swallow a needle and thread with which it was playing . Symptoms .- A n xiou s expression, screa ming occasionally from pain, passage of blood through the anus. On dig ital rectal examination a needle with thread attached could be felt about three-quarters of a fin ger 's length in front of the anus , the point being directed backward s. Treatment.-Brought the dog into the sunli g ht, dilated the anus and rectum with the equine urethral dilator, reflected the light into the rectum by means of a mirror, thus illuminating the foreign body, which was extracted by drawing on the thread to push the point through the mucous membrane, and then graspin g the poin~w ith an artery forceps.