62 ROE ON THE HORSE. 



quart. If the horse can swallow well and has a 

 reasonably good appetite, give him chopped 

 wheat, oats or rye, with a handful of Flaxseed 

 Meal, or Oil cake in each feed. 



RETENTION OF URINE, 



Always caused by the contraction of the 

 sphincter muscle of the neck of the bladder, or 

 mechanically, through stoppage by stone or 

 gravel at neck of bladder or actually lodged 

 along the course of urethal passage. 



TREATMENT. 



The immediate relief ( introducing hand into 

 the rectum) being an unpleasant operation, we 

 will first make trial of the following diuretic 

 preparation: 2 ounces Sweet Spirits of Nitre to 

 1 pint of New Milk, repeating often as necessary 

 in conjunction with fomentations as follows: J 

 to -Jfc Saltpetre dissolved in pail of boiling water 

 into which dip flannel cloths, or woolen blanket, 

 and apply over kidneys hot as can be borne re- 

 saturatirig often as it cools. If the horse fails to 

 urinate in an hour or two after using the the fore- 

 going remedies, introduce the catheter of as large 

 size as can be introduced and draw off the water. 

 But if suitable catheter is not accessible, grease 

 the right hand well with lard or oil and insert in- 

 to rectum, immediately under which lies the blad- 

 der, and, if full, press gently on it, and if only 

 impediment is iritation of neck of bladder the 

 difficulty may soon be overcome, but if stoppage 



