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bladder being thus continually distended with urine, becomes 

 enlarged, resulting in paralysis. The symptoms are those of sup- 

 pression and retention, and can only be correctly diagnosed by 

 an examination per rectum. The bladder may be injected with 

 warm w-ater, and the animal be put on a course of nerve stimu- 

 lants. Nux vomica, in drachm doses, may be given. The condi- 

 tion is incurable, however, if of long standing. 



AZOTTJRIA. 



Azoturia belongs to the class of dietetic diseases, and consists 

 of a hyper-nitrogenous condition of the blood and system, gen- 

 erally due to overfeeding and want of exercise. 



Causes. — There is no doubt that a super-abundance of albu- 

 men is contained in the blood, and that by increased exercise the 

 albumen is formed 

 with urea and hip- 

 puric acid. The 

 blood being over- 

 loaded, throws a 

 great tax on the kid- 

 neys in excreting the 

 delete rious sub- 

 stances. AVherever 

 the disease is met 

 with, the history of 

 the case loveals that 

 the horse, after working regularly, was rested for several days 

 or a week, then hooked up and started on the road. The animal 

 is said to have driven freely nnd more spirited than usual. After 

 going three or four miles he was seized on the road. I have 

 never seen a case that was not produced in this manner. The 

 disease exists more frequently in some localities than others. It 

 is seldom seen in the low lands and cotton belt.s of the south- 

 eastern portion of the United States. In the mountiiinous sec- 

 tion it is of frequent occurrence. It seems that the climate or 



Fig. 130 — Standing in Jizoturia. 



