Diseases of the Urinary Organs. 2 1 3 



bonate of soda or potash into the drinking water. Avoid 

 all diuretics, especially saltpetre or nitrate of potash. 

 Give iodide of potassium in 2-drm. doses, with common 

 mass as a bolus, twice daily. Some practitioners prefer 

 iodine. Thus far for simple cases. When diabetes de- 

 pends upon wasting diseases, the best course is to put the 

 animal out of misery by a speedy and painless death. 



RETENTION OF URINE leads to distension of the blad- 

 der, and if not relieved, to bursting or rupture. The 

 causes are unsuitable remedies, first increasing the secre- 

 tion of urine ; second, spasm of the neck of the bladder. 

 These, by frequent operation, may result in paralysis of 

 the bladder. Errors of diet also operate strongly, and 

 induce the formation of solid masses in the kidneys or 

 bladder ; and other organs may press unduly upon the 

 neck of the bladder and prevent the flow. In all cases a 

 strict and careful examination should be made before any 

 medicines are given. The general plan will be to pass 

 the catheter, for which the veterinary surgeon will be re- 

 quired. In the mare this is simple, and easily performed, 

 but in the horse much tact and patience are required. 



OXALURIA. A profuse discharge of urine having a 

 deep straw or amber colour, associated with dyspepsia, 

 stiffness, general unthriftiness, and want of condition 

 and power, and the skin loaded with a bran-like scurf. 

 The mouth is foul, and the animal suffers pain with each 

 urination. 



Treatment. Medicines are of no avail where the sys- 

 tem of feeding is defective. Remove constipation by a 

 judicious use of aperients. At first avoid food rich in 

 starchy matters, as roots, peas, beans, &c., and condi- 

 mental foods which contain locust beans. A few oats, 

 with bran and sweet clover chaff will be most suitable. 

 Give only gentle exercise daily without tiring the patient; 

 clean the skin thoroughly by the damp wisp, or make 

 use of the Roman bath. Give nitro-hydrochloric acid, i 

 drm., in an effusion of quassia, i pint; and if debility is 

 great, add nitrous ether. At a later stage give iron tonics, 

 No. i or 2. 



TRAUMATIC ALBUMINURIA. The urine, sometimes 



