INFLAMMATION OF THE KIDNEYS, &C. 133 



This stimulating application must be well rubbed 

 on the loins, where the kidneys are situated, for 

 the space of ten minutes, after the fomentation 

 has been used. 



The horse in this complaint must be kept warm 

 with a rug, and the water you give him should be 

 warm, and let him have warm mashes twice a 

 day. He should not be allowed much water in 

 this disease, as it would tend to stimulate the kid- 

 neys, and by this means aggravate the symptoms ; 

 and you must particularly avoid giving him diuretic 

 medicines, as these stimulate the kidneys too 

 much : when the inflammation is subdued, you 

 may give the horse, with advantage, half an ounce 

 of nitre, twice a day, for a few days. 



Infiammatlon of the Bladder'. — Inflammation of 

 this organ increases its sensibility and irritability 

 so much, that the bladder cannot retain its usual 

 quantity of urine ; hence the horse is frequently 

 staling in small quantities, and with difficulty; 

 there is a frequent incHnation to dung, arising from 

 nervous sympathy between these parts ; if tlie 

 hand is introduced into the rectum, and pressed 

 downwards, it gives pain, and the parts feel hotter 

 than usual. 



