NEPHBITIS, INFLAMMATION, &a 



CHAPTER VI. 

 DISEASES OF THE URINARY ORGAN. 



Nephritis, Inflammation of the 

 Kidneys. 



THE Kidneys are not unfrequently the subject of 

 inflammation in the horse. It may be induced by 

 powerful or repeated diuretics, such as saltpeter, 

 which is a most dangerous medicine T or from hard 

 and long riding by a heavy rider, or heavy weights ; 

 or by leaping or being suddenly pulled up on his 

 haunches, the inflammation being propagated from 

 the lumbar muscles to the kidneys, or by exposure 

 to cold and wet, by rain dripping upon his loins 

 during exercise, and especially if these organs have 

 been previously weakened. 



SYMPTOMS. The early symptoms are those of 

 fever, the pulse full, hard, and quickened afterward 

 becomes small and weak ; the horse looks around 

 anxiously at his flanks; stands with his hind-legs 

 wide apart; is unwilling to lie down; straddles as 

 he walks ; expresses pain in turning ; the back 

 is somewhat arched ; he shrinks when the 

 loins are pressed upon, and there is some 

 degree of heat felt there. The urine is voided in 



