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REMEDIES. Much the same line of treatment as 

 has been prescribed for inflammation of the kidneys 

 should be adopted for inflammation of the bladder. 

 But should this not relieve the malady, then the follow- 

 ing must be administered : 



Gum-camphor i drachm, 



Powdered opium I drachm, 



Linseed meal ... 3 drachms ; 



given as a ball every three hours. In cases where the 

 mare is affected, the urine may be drawn off by means 

 of a catheter. This will have a considerable influence 

 in relieving the animal, and by taking off the tension 

 will tend to abate the inflammatory symptoms. The 

 same remedy is of difficult application in the horse, 

 and should never be attempted by any one but a 

 veterinary surgeon. 



STONE IN THE BLADDER. 



SYMPTOMS. Irregularity in the discharge of urine, 

 with occasional suppression of it, and fits resembling 

 spasmodic colic, are the symptoms which attend this 

 disease. To ascertain if it is really stone which pro- 

 duces these effects, the horse should be thrown on his 

 back and the hand introduced into the rectum, when 

 the stone, if it exists, will be easily felt. 



REMEDIES. If the stone is of any size it must be 

 extracted by an operation, which can only be performed 

 by a regular veterinary surgeon. When it is small, or 

 only appears in the form of gravel, diuretics are the 

 only remedies which can do good ; these, by inducing 

 an increased flow of urine, may carry with it the 

 smaller concretions. The following will be found a 

 useful diuretic, given once a day in a drink : 



Purified nitre (nitrate of potash) 3 drachms, 

 Digitalis i drachm. 



