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also become acrimonious, from perverted function in the skin and 

 lungs, and thus set up disease in the bladder. 



The symptoms of this disorder somewhat resemble those of 

 nephritis : the patient will be seen to make frequent attempts to 

 void urine, at the same time suffering from pain, and only suc- 

 ceeding in passing a few drops at a time. The usual feverish 

 symptoms are always present while the parts are inflamed. 



Treatment. — There is very little chance of removing this dis- 

 order by the fleam, nor can it be removed by diuretics : we must 

 endeavor to establish an equal circulation throughout the entire 

 system, by warmth externally, and relaxing medicines given 

 internally. The vapor bath, which has been so successfully intro- 

 duced in human practice, and to a limited extent in veterinary, is 

 an efficient relaxant of the tissues, and promotes both exhalation 

 and absorption. The medicines to be given internally are, — 



1. Nauseants. A compound of equal parts of lobelia and 

 bloodroot in drachm doses, given at intervals of a few hours, is 

 well calculated to diminish the vibratory action of the heart and 

 arteries, and thus relaxes the tissues so as to induce a free circu- 

 lation of blood. 



2. Cathartics. Should the horse be plethoric, or labor under 

 the least symptom of constipation, they are indicated, for they not 

 only diminish the contents of the digestive canal, but the whole 

 of the vascular tissues. 



3. Lubricants. These are always indicated in case of inflamed 

 mucous surfaces ; a decoction of mashmallows is probably the best 

 for diseases of the urinary organs. It follows, then, that if the 

 function of the skin be restored by the above means, the bowels 

 kept loose, the mucous surfaces lubricated, and the urine diluted, 

 the patient may soon recover. 



EXPLANATION OF CUT. — FEMALE ORGANS. 



1. Descending or posterior portion of the vena cava and its bifurcations. 



2. Descending or posterior portion of the great aorta — great artery — and 

 its bifurcations. 



3. Supra renal capsules. 



4. Kidneys. 



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