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ribs ; pulse harcl, full and frequent, thirst ; yellowness 

 of the eyes ; costiveness, &c. Fat beasts are most 

 subject to this complaint in hot weather, by being over 

 heated in driving, or running about* the pasture ; by 

 being exposed to severe cold, when hot. The treat- 

 ment recommended by Dr. Peck, is to bleed according 

 to the symptoms ; give cathartics, (purges) clysters, 

 febrifuges, &c.; Diet, mashes made of scalded bran 

 and malt; blister the sides of the belly, and rowe' 

 underneath. 



INFLAMMATION OF THE KIDNEYS. 



The following are the symptoms of this disorder : 

 quick pulse, loss of appetite, the animal is frequently 

 endeavoring to stale, and voids only a small quantity 

 with much difficulty and pain ; pressure on the loins 

 gives pain, and causes the animal to shrink or give 

 way to it ; there is generally, considerable stiffness in 

 the hind parts, observable when the animal attempts 

 to walk : the urine is commonly of a dark red color. 

 This disease is, however, very different, from that 

 named red water, (to be treated of hereafter,) and 

 unless properly treated at its commencement, often 

 terminates fatally. Dr. Peck says, the symptoms that 

 are of a favorable nature, are, urine high, or a coffee 

 color, discharged in large quantities ; afterwards copi- 

 ous, thick, and mixed with mucus. The unfavorable 

 are, sudden cessation of pain ; urine dribbling away 

 in small quantities, of a black and foetid colour and 

 smell. The disorder is caused by violent blows across 

 the loins, small stones or gravel being lodged within 

 the kidneys ; violent motion or hard driving in hot and 

 sultry weather. 



Let the animal be bled freely and take a pint of 



