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INFLAMMATION OF THE BLADDER (CYSTITIS), 



Is rare. It may arise from the use of cantharides or 

 injuries. The whole bladder or its neck only may be im- 

 plicated. There is retention of urine, which, when drawn 

 off with a catheter, is found to contain albumen. 



Fig. 118. Cystitis. 



Remedy. — Give plenty of watery gruel and nothing 

 else, and apply warm or cold water to the abdomen. In- 

 ject an infusion of poppies into the bladder if it can be 

 done without increasing the inflammation. 



Stones or Calculus Concretions occur in the kid- 

 neys, bladder, urethra, &c, of the ox much the same as 

 in the horse, and are treated, when treated at all, in a 

 similar way. In serious cases slaughter is preferable to 

 treatment. (See page 118.) 



Inversion of the Bladder (in the cow) may be caused 

 by excessive labor pains. The organ may be returned 

 after the pains have ceased, but it is usually better to 

 slaughter. 



Parasites have been found in the kidneys of the ox. 



