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aloes one ounce ; pnlverized gentian, two clrachmR ; pnl- 

 verized ginger, one draclim ; water sufficient to make the 

 ball. Another remedy highly recommended is the follow- 

 ing. Barbadoes aloes, six drachms; male fern, iour ounces; 

 spirits turpentine, two ounces ; mix and divide into six 

 balls ; give one three times a day. 



RETENTION OP UHINE. 



This is known by frequent but unsuccessful efforts to stale. 

 In some animals it arises from a dislike to spatter their 

 legs in voiding the water ; hence a horse will frequently 

 retain it in the bladder until the litter is shaken up under 

 him, when he will at once relieve himself. When the re- 

 sult is spasm of the neck of the bladder, an instrument is 

 used called a catheter, made expressly for the purpose ; 

 this is passed up the urinary passage to the bladder, when 

 the water will flow freely and give instant relief. 

 PROFUSE STALING. 



The causes of this disease are, the improper use of diu- 

 retic medicines, as saltpetre,^ rosin, etc. Unwholesome 

 food will sometimes produce it. Treatment : Give one of 

 the following balls every night — powdered opium, one- 

 half ounce ; powdered kino, one ounce ; prepared chalk, 

 one ounce ; mix with molasses and make six balls. 

 STONES IN THE BLADDER. 



These may exist a long time in the bladder before any 

 symptoms arise indicating their presence. The first symp- 

 toms of stone are, frequent efforts to urinate, voiding 

 small quantities, usually of a thick whitish color; as the 

 stones increase in size, the symptoms become more ag. 

 gvavated, colicky pains are indicated, rendering it diffi- 

 cult to distinguish the difference ; the animal paws, kicks 

 at his belly, lies down, rolls, and gets up quickly. In 



