114 THE MODERN IIORSE DOCTOR. 



strain, over-exertion, or whatever cause it may be, our treatment 

 is somewhat similar to that for inflammation of the bladder and 

 kidneys. When owing to calculi being present in the ureters or 

 elsewhere, our remedies must be palliative ; mucilaginous drinks, 

 enemas, warm or cold water bandages to the loins, rest, and an 

 occasional aperient, if necessary, to clear out the bowels, are 

 among the most rational means in use. To relieve pain, if it be 

 very acute, let the patient be drenched with 



Powdered assafoetida, 2 drachms, 



Tincture of Indian hemp, 1 drachm, 



Thin gruel, 1 pint. 



Mix ; and administer from a bottle, once or twice, daily, as the 

 urgency of the case demands. 



The symptoms usually noticed by the attendant, in cases of 

 hematuria caused by the presence of urinary calculi, are, that 

 the patient appears dull, very uneasy, frequently lying down and 

 getting up again. Urinary calculi can only be removed by a 

 skilful veterinary surgeon. 



THICK (ALBUMINOUS) UEINE. 



Those who have the care of horses frequently complain that 

 their charges pass " thick, ropy " urine ; and, in order to remedy 

 the supposed evil, they too frequently resort to strong diuretics, 

 and in nine cases out of ten they do more harm than good. 

 Thick urine is at times an evil that only exists in the imagina- 

 tion of the groom ; for horses that are over-fed, or even fed on 

 grain of an inferior quality, are often known to pass albuminous, 

 at least thick, ropy urine, and in the course of a few days it again 

 assumes its natural properties. There can be no need of diuret- 

 ics in such cases. It does not follow that because a horse passes 

 " thick " urine, his urinary organs are diseased ; far from it. 

 The chemico-vital powers of digestion cannot always control 

 the heterogeneous affinities that exist between the various agents 

 known as fodder, foul bedding, &c. ; consequently they often fer- 

 ment or decompose, and thus give rise to noxious compounds, 

 which must be eliminated or the animal would soon fall sick. 



When a plethoric horse has copious sediments in the urine, 



