460 ' SPORADIC DISEASES. 



prised at its occurrence in the urine, when we remember how 

 slight a deviation in the oxidation of tissue may cause its for- 

 mation. 



Traitmcnt. — In the first instance, it is necessary to alter the 

 deranged condition of the digestive apparatus, and for this 

 purpose a purgative is often rendered imperative. When the 

 bowels have been operated upon, the condition of the system 

 (the oxalic acid diathesis) is to be overcome, and the digestion 

 improved Ijy mineral acid tonics, the nitro-muriatic acid in 

 preference to others, given in a decoction of gentian or other 

 vegetable stomachic bitter. The diet must be carefully regu- 

 lated, and all roots and food containing much sugar withdrawn. 

 The quality of the drinking water nmst also be looked to, and if 

 it contains an excess of lime, it must at once be changed, for if 

 the oxalic acid is to be eliminated from the system it must be 

 removed in a soluble form, and every remedy will fail if an 

 excess of lime is present in the circulation. For the same 

 reason alkalies generally are not to be administered, as they 

 are transformed into oxalates, more or less insoluble, in the 

 body. 



Bearing in mind that non-oxidation is a source of oxalic acid, 

 the practitioner will order regular exercise, pure air, and good 

 grooming. 



The irritation manifested in the passage of the urine is due 

 to the direct irritation of the oxalic acid and oxalates on the 

 mucous membrane of the urinary passages, and the frequency of 

 the act of micturition is due to the same source. If not very 

 harassing to the animal, no special treatment is required for ts 

 removal, for as the urine regains its natural character the irrita- 

 tion passes away. Should it be really a source of much annoy- 

 ance, enemas containing belladonna or opium may be used. 



In som.e cases of oxaluria, when the mineral acids have failed, 

 the disease has rapidly disappeared when acid phosphate of soda 

 has been substituted. 



EED WATER, H.TIMO-ALBUMIXURIA (SIMOXDS) ; BLACK WATER, 

 BLOODY URINE, HvEMATURIA (GAMGEE) ; MUIR-ILL, ETC. 



A disease of the bovine tribe characterised by the emission 

 of red-chocolate or black urine, containing albumen and the 



