. Diseases of the dog and their treatment. Dogs. 154 DISEASES OF THE UBINABY AND SEXUAL APPARATUS. soon overcome and the catheter passes into the bladder without difficulty, except in cases where the urethral opening is extremely small. It is only in exceptionally large animals that we have an oppor- tunity to make an examination of the urethra. In the bitch cer- tain discharges from the vagina are of diagnostic value. During the period of ''heat" (menstruation) we have a copious, bloody discharge, and during the preparatory stages of labor we see a thick, clammy discharge, and the lochia
. Diseases of the dog and their treatment. Dogs. 154 DISEASES OF THE UBINABY AND SEXUAL APPARATUS. soon overcome and the catheter passes into the bladder without difficulty, except in cases where the urethral opening is extremely small. It is only in exceptionally large animals that we have an oppor- tunity to make an examination of the urethra. In the bitch cer- tain discharges from the vagina are of diagnostic value. During the period of ''heat" (menstruation) we have a copious, bloody discharge, and during the preparatory stages of labor we see a thick, clammy discharge, and the lochia commences with a non- fetid, serous, slimy discharge, which soon changes to a thick, yel- lowish fluid. Purulent, putrid, and bad-smelling discharges are generally found in inflammatory or ulcerative discharges from the vagina or uterus. It may also be observed when a carcinoma is present. In such cases it is best to introduce a mirror-speculum into the vagina and make a specular examination. Examination of the Prostate. This body varies in size, but in the dog it is large in comparison to the relative size in other animals. It is a round, ball-like body Fig. Section through the pelvis of the male: 1, bladder; 2, opening of the ureters into the bladder; 3, spermatic ducts ; 4, prostate gland; 5, urethra, showing Wilson's muscle; 6, arch of the urethra; c, pelvis. cut into two portions, lying on the neck of the bladder where the urethra commences. It lies about the anterior portion of the pubic. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Müller, Georg Alfred, 1851-1923; Glass, Alexander, ed. and tr. Philadelphia, W. H. Hoskins
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