CHAPTER VIII. 



DISEASES OP THE URINARY ORGANS. 



I. NEPHRITIS, OR INFLAMMATION OF THE KIDNEYS. 11. RETENTION OF THE URIXE, 



OR DYSURIA. III. INCONTINENCE OF URINE, OR ENURESIS iV ALBUMI- 

 NURIA, OR ALBUMINOUS URINE. V. II^EMATURIA, OR BLOODY URINE. VI. 



CYSTITIS, OR INFLAMMATION OF THE BLADDER. VII. LITUIASIS, OR GRAVEL. 



VIII. CALCULI. 



I. Nephritis, or Inflai anation of the Kidneys. 



Causes. — External violence, wounds, strains, etc. ; eating acrid, diu- 

 retic iilants ; and too free use of diuretic medicines 



How to know it. — It is rather rare in cattle. When it occurs, there 

 are colicky pains, with great uneasiness ; the 

 urine is thick and dark colored, and voided 

 often, in small quantities and with much 

 straining and pain : there is tenderness over 

 the loins, especially at the sides, immediately 

 below the transverse spines of the lumbar 

 vertebrae ; the gait is straddling, and lame- 

 ness iS noticeable, — sometimes in one leg, 

 sometimes in both ; the appetite is poor : 



ox SUFFERING FROM INFLAM- / ^ f ' 



MATioN OF THE KIDNEYS. fcvcr ruus high ; rumination ceases : some- 

 times blood, and in the later stages pus, is 

 evacuated with the urine ; the nose becomes hot and dry, the horns and 

 extremities cold, and the breathing labored. Diarrhoea often sets in, and 

 sometimes dysentery ; and this state is usually followed by constipation. 

 There is profuse sweating, great pain, and arching of the back ; the pulse 

 becomes small and weak ; and stupor and death soon follow. 



Post mortem shows the affected kidney or kidneys enlarged and con- 

 gested — usually, with an abscess also. 



What to do. — Avoid purgatives, especially salines, but give the follow- 

 ing recipe in preference : 



No. 42. 3 Ounces Minderenis' spirit, 



20 Drops tincture aconite root, 

 1 Pint linseed tea, 

 Mix. 



Give as one dose Repeat it every two hours till better, tnen drop 

 off in frequency as the case will admit. Give large quantities of linseed 

 tea or slippery elm water to drink, with warm water injections. Api)ly 



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