DISEASES OF THE LIVER, URINARY ORGANS, ETC. B33 



air and fetid breath of many stables ought never to be tol- 

 erated. Finally, whatever produces disorder in the digestive 

 apparatus will be quite apt to extend its harmful influence 

 to the kidneys, also, as adverted to above. 



"The early symptoms," says Youatt, "are those of fever, 

 generally ; but the seat of the disease soon becomes evident. 

 The horse looks anxiously round at his flanks ; stands with 

 his hind legs wide apart; is unwilling to lie down; straddles 

 as he walks; expresses pain in turning; shrinks when the 

 loins are pressed, and some degree of heat is felt there. The 

 urine is voided in small quantities; frequently it is high- 

 colored, and sometimes bloody. The attempt to urinate 

 becoms more frequent, and the quantity voided smaller, until 

 the animal strains painfully and violently, but the discharge 

 is nearly or quite suppressed. The pulse is quick and hard-^— 

 full in the early stage of the disease, but rapidly becoming 

 small, yet not losing its character of hardness. These symp- 

 toms clearly indicate an aflection of the urinary organs; but 

 they do not distinguish inflammation of the kidney from 

 that of the bladder. In order to effect this, the hand must be 

 introduced into the rectum. If the bladder is felt full and 

 hard under the rectum, there is inflainmation of the neck of 

 it; if it is empty, yet on the portion of the intestines im- 

 mediately over it there is more than natural heat and tender- 

 ness, there is inflammation of the body of the bladder ; and 

 if the bladder is empty, and there is no increased heat or 

 tenderness, there is inflammation of the kidney." 



TREATMENT. 



Bleeding should be resorted to at once, in order to abate 

 the inflammation. An ounce of assafetida, or even more if 

 the case is urgent, may be given safely, as a pill. A third 

 of a pound of Epsom salts, administered in the usual manner, 

 will do nearly as well. Make a free application of the magic 

 nerve liniment to the loins; or the corrosive liniment may 

 be used instead, if more convenient. The patient should be 

 plied with a small quantity of sulphur and resin daily. The 



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