HERNIA OF THE BLADDER.
This is commonly seen in the mammalian female in connection with rupture of the floor of the vagina during dystokia. It has also been observed without such lesion in both male and female dogs and horses, the bladder forming a cystocele of the vagina, or bulging between the anus and the ischium.
Diagnosis is confirmed by careful palpation through the rectum. The folding of the bladder backward obstructs the exit of urine.
Treatment, essentially surgical, might include replacing of the organ and suturing of the wound, or, in the absence of a wound, evacuation of the bladder by a hypodermic needle, and replacing by palpation through the vagina or rectum. Sometimes suture of the vulva is desirable.