Chapter XII · — Anatomy and Diseases of the Gullet, Stomach, and Intestines (continued 2)
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A worm in the urethra of a dog
M
. Séon, veterinary surgeon of the Lancers of the Body Guard, was requested to examine a dog who strained in vain to void his urine, often uttering dreadful cries, and then eagerly licking his penis. M. Séon, after having tried in vain to abate the irritation, endeavoured to pass an elastic bougie. He perceived a conical body half an inch long protruding from the urethra with each effort of the dog to void his urine, and immediately afterwards returning into the urethra. He crushed it with a pair of forceps, and drew it out. It proved to be a worm resembling a
strongylus
, four and a half inches long. It was living, and moving about. M. Séon could not ascertain its species. The worm being extracted, the urine flowed, and the dog soon recovered
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Fistula in the anus
This is a too frequent consequence of piles. It is often the result of the stagnation of hardened fæces in the rectum, which produces inflammation and ulceration, and frequently leaves a fistulous opening. If we may judge what the quadruped suffers by the sufferings of human beings, it is a sadly painful affair, whether the fistula is external or internal. Whether it may be cured by a mild stimulant daily inserted to the bottom of the abscess, or whether there is a communication with the opening of the rectum which buries itself in the cellular tissues around it, and requires an operation for its cure, it will require the assistance of a skilful surgeon to effect a cure in this case.
Footnote 1:
Tetanus observed on a Dog, by M. Debeaux. —
Pract. Med. Vet.
1829, p. 543
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Footnote 2:
Blaine's Canine Pathology
, p. 151.
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Footnote 3:
Proceedings of the Veterinary Medical Association,
1839-40
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Footnote 4:
Prat. Méd. Vét.
1824, p. 14.
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Footnote 5:
Prat. Méd. Vét., Fév.
1828.
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