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made into a ball or given in a drink. In cases of 

 mares being afflicted, the water can be drawn off 

 easily with the catheter, which would, give great 

 relief, but with the horse it is difficult to pass the 

 catheter, and should not be attempted by any one 

 who is not a practical man. Strong blisters should 

 be applied at the same time. In cases of stone in 

 the bladder, we have no well-defined symptoms, 

 but the irregularity of the discharge of urine with 

 the occasional suppression of it, and fits resembling 

 spasmodic colic, are symptoms which attend this 

 disease and may lead us to suspect that stone exists. 

 To ascertain if it is really stone which produces 

 these symptoms, the horse should be thrown on 

 its back and the hand forced up the rectum, when 

 the stone may be easily felt, and if it is large, 

 then an operation is necessary, which can only be 

 performed by a clever practical veterinary surgeon ; 

 but if the stone or stones are small, they may be 

 carried away with diuretics ; the best in cases of 

 gravel is carhonate of potass and digitalis : — 



Potass 3 drachms. 



Digitalis , 1 di-achm. 



to be given three times a day. 



DIABETES. 



This fortunately is not of such common occur- 

 rence with the horse as with the human subject. 

 It consists of an excessive discharge of urine, and 

 is often the result of greed on the owner's part, 

 many farmers selling all their good hay and oats, 



