206 THE NATURE AND TREATMENT OF 



haematuria shall appear in a cow at the period of " drying her 

 up," as the saying is, or if a cow shall be observed to pass blood 

 in the urine, at the time of weaning the calf, and neither one 

 nor the other manifest any discernible symptoms of pain, nor 

 any perceivable manifestations of derangement in the vital 

 functions, there will be n« necessity to resort to any very active 

 mode of medication, and an intelligent physician would merely 

 recommend a mild laxative, light diet, and a little nursing. A 

 few doses of liquor acetate ammonia might be indicated as a 

 febrifuge ; this may be given from a bottle. 



Should the owner of the animal be unable to obtain the ser- 

 vices of a professional man, let him prepare some flaxseed tea 

 (a quart), then add half an ounce of powdered bloodroot, after 

 .which let the animal have six drachms of tincture of matico, 

 diluted in a small quantity of water, night and morning. 



Should the disease be traced to the presence of urinary 

 calculi a lithontriptic will be indicated, which is prepared as 

 follows : — 



Muriatic Acid, > 2 otinces. 



Water, 2 quarts. 



Fluid Extract of Bloodroot, 3 ounces. Mix. 



The dose is one-eighth of the above quantity per day (see 

 urinary calculi). 



INFLAMMATION OF THE KIDNEYS. 



Symptoms. — Cattle affected with inflammation of the kidneys, 

 will be observed to have some slight roaching of the back, that 

 is to say, instead of the back or spinal column being straight or 

 slightly concave, as it ought to be, it now presents a convexity, 

 or in other words is arched in an upward or superior direction. 

 The arching of the back is occasioned by tonic spasms of the 

 psoas and iliac muscles, located above the kidneys in the 

 lumbar region. These muscles are known to butchers as 

 " tenderloin." 



On making pressure over the region of the kidneys, the 

 animal will be observed to flinch ; the parts appearing very 

 tender and hot. The animal is generally dull, the muzzle dry» 



