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tempts are made to urinate, but little is passed, and is usually 

 mixed with blood. The flanks are sunken, the belly tucked up, 

 cmd the animal may \valk with a straddling gait. In the chronic 

 form, the symptoms are not so well marked as in the acute. 

 Swelling of the limbs may be noticed, the animal appears dull 

 aiid languid, and stretches himself in the stall, stretching out his 

 hind legs, and will stand, sometimes for hours, in that position. 

 When brought out of the stall, the animal shows stiffness in the 

 region of the loins, but this, upon exercise, soon disappears. 



Treatment. Every effort should be made to relieve the kid- 

 neys of their work, and keep them quiet. Give one quart of raw 

 Lnseed oil to move the bowels. If this doesn't physic the animal 

 well, repeat it in thirty hours. Give three tablespoonsful of our 

 Colic Cure every four hours in one pint of cold water, as a 

 drench. This will quiet the pain, and lower the fever. Make 

 the animal sweat by blanketing the body heavily. Apply hot 

 cloths over the region of the loins, and cover with dry blankets. 

 Renew the hot cloths every half-hour. Our Liniment, well 

 rubbed in over the loins two or three times per day, will be found 

 of great benefit. Feed the animal on a good, nutritious diet,, 

 and use very easily for some time. 



DIURESIS DIABETES INSIPIDUS PROFUSE 

 STALING. 



Diabetes consists in the passage of large quantities of a clear 

 watery urine, accompanied by great loss of strength and spirit,, 

 great thirst, etc. 



Causes. This disease in most cases is due 'to faulty feeding, 

 as damaged corn, moldy hay, etc. Food of any kind that is dam- 

 aged in any way or inferior in quality, may cause the disease. 

 Other common causes are the continued use of impure water, the 



