This is fortunately not often found in the dog. It is a disease of a very dangerous nature. The symptoms are intense fever, great pains across the loins, a peculiar straddling gait and the ineffectual or partial effort to pass urine, the quantity being small and sometimes mixed with blood. It may be caused by the presence of stone, by blows or sprains in the lumbar region, or due as a result of having administered overdoses of turpentine, cantharides, or other powerful excitants of the urinary organs. It is safest and advisable to call in a qualified veterinarian in this trouble. Relief can be given by continuous bathing of the surrounding parts with warm water, relieving the bowels, and reducing the attendant fever by daily doses of (12 grains for an ordinary dog) of. Dover's Powder, and the constant use of the following fever mixture:

Powdered nitre ........................... 1 dram.

Sweet spirits of nitre .......................1/2 ounce.

Mindererous spirit ......................... 1 1/2 ounce.

Wine or antimony ......................... 1 dram.

Water................................... 4 ounces.

Mix; dose for a 20 lb. to 40 lb. dog, one tablespoonful every four hours in a little gruel. Larger dogs like St. Bernards a table-spoonful and a half as a dose.