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little soap two or three times a day. This will have a soothing 

 effect as well as tend to promote their regular action. 

 2. Chronic Inflammation of the Kidneys. 



Causes. — Excessive and frequent use of medicines that 

 have a stimulating effect upon the kidneys or the eating of 

 large quantities of such food as pea or oat straw, which also 

 acts directly upon the kidneys and among the causes more 

 generally met with. 





Fig. 20.— Position Assumed in Chronic Inflammation of the Kidney*. 



Symptoms. — There is uneasiness as shown by frequent 

 change of position from lying down to standing and vice 

 versa. The hind legs are generally swollen, and while stand- 

 ing are placed far apart and as far back as possible. The 

 pulse is but slightly affected. The urine is passed in small 

 quantities, sometimes quite natural but sometimes streaked 

 with blood. There is a stiffness in walking and pressure of 

 the hand on the back indicates soreness. 



Treatment. — Give a pint of raw linseed oil as a drench, 

 and if there is much pain it is well to put in one ounce or 

 four dessertspoonfuls of Laudanum and five drops of Flem- 



