. Diseases of the dog and their treatment. condition is that it becomes stronglyammoniacal. The contractile power of the bladder is gradually lost, andthe animal may present symptoms of incontinence of urine, passing smallquantities of urine without any effort; or this is seen in well-trained house13 194 DISEASES OF THE URINARY AND SEXUAL APPARATUS animals that pass small quantities of urine although making every effortto retain it until they are outside; or it may pass away drop by drop whenthey are moving about or asleep. Therapeutics.—The treatment of cystitis may be dietetic, medicinal,or
. Diseases of the dog and their treatment. condition is that it becomes stronglyammoniacal. The contractile power of the bladder is gradually lost, andthe animal may present symptoms of incontinence of urine, passing smallquantities of urine without any effort; or this is seen in well-trained house13 194 DISEASES OF THE URINARY AND SEXUAL APPARATUS animals that pass small quantities of urine although making every effortto retain it until they are outside; or it may pass away drop by drop whenthey are moving about or asleep. Therapeutics.—The treatment of cystitis may be dietetic, medicinal,or local, according to the symptoms presented. In slight cases it is onlynecessary to administer non-irritating agents, such as tartaric acid, dilutemuriatic acid, liquor potassii acetatis, or infusions of juniper; and a liquiddiet, such as milk or soups. This assists in increasing the amount ofurine and also in lessening its specific gravity, and by that means cleansout the bladder. In the more acute conditions, we try to correct the con-. FlG. 82.—Apparatus and method of irrigating the bladder in the dog. dition of the urine by means of disinfectants, such as salicylic acid, salol,boric acid, naphthalin, chloride of potassium, or urotropin several timesdaily in doses, helmitol three times daily, hetralin three timesdaily, or a decoction of fol. uva ursi. The writer has always obtainedgood results from the administration of the last two agents. In the treatment of this chronic form, besides the various alkalinesalts, we should use the resinous diuretics, such as oil of turpentine,balsam of copaiba, or oil of sandalwood. The local treatment of the bladder is very effectual. This is donewhen the urine is found to contain large quantities of bacteria and puscorpuscles, and when ammoniaeal decomposition appears very quickly. DEBILITATED CONDITIONS OF THE BLADDER 195 This consists in introducing the medicinal agents directl} into the bladderby means of the catheter. Th
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