4-16 THE STOCK owner's ADVISER. 



ATROPHY OF THE KIDNEY. 



Atrophy of the kidney may be treated by putting the animal 

 on a course of nux vomica and by giving alcoholic stimulants. 



Melanotic deposits occur in connection with the liver, and are 

 always seen in connection with gray horses. The symptoms are 

 those of kidney troubles. The diagnosis may be assisted from 

 the fact that it usually occurs in gray horses, and when melanotic 

 tumors are seen in other parts of the body. It is not worth while 

 to treat this condition. 



FLOATING KIDNEYS. 



One or both kidneys may be displaced; and cases are on record 

 where one kidney has been removed, the operation causing little 

 or no inconvenience. 



ALBUMENURIA. 



The occurrence of large quantities of albumen in the urine is 

 a consequence of acute nephritis, or more frequently it occurs 

 from some irregularity of the diet, faulty diet giving rise to de- 

 rangement of the nervous system. This condition is identical 

 with the disease known as Brights disease in the human family. 



Symptoms. — The animal, as a rule, persistently stands, and 

 there may be stiffness in the gait and shortness of breath. The 

 animal may be more or less dull, loses flesh, and presents an un- 

 thrifty condition generally. There will be odematous swellings 

 in the limbs. The animal will stand stretched out in his stall, 

 with his forefeet under the r anger and his hind feet backward. 

 He will stand in that position all day long, and it seems com- 

 fortable to him. lie usually comes out of the stable with a stiff 

 motion. Where the above symptoms are present, it may be 

 stated pretty accurately that albumen exists. To be sure that 

 the diagnosis is correct, the test for albumen should be made as 

 follows. To a small quantity of the suspected urine, add a little 



