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The animal to have bran mashes, also the scrotum to be 

 fomented twice a day. 



Suppression of Urine. 



This complaint may arise from a variety of causes, 

 as whatever has a tendency to affect the parts about the 

 neck of the bladder, particularly matters of food, blows 

 on the parts, the contractions produced by spasms of the 

 muscles in the parts, and others of the same nature. 



Symptoms. — It is indicated by great uneasiness, irri- 

 tation, and loss of appetite, with either a partial or total 

 suppression of urine. 



Cure. — Clysters and mild purges should first be 

 administered for the purpose of clearing out the bowels, 

 after which the following may be used : — 



Camphor 2 drachms. 



Opium, powdered 1 scruple. 



T^itre 2 „ 



Liquorice Eoot, powdered ... 4 ,, 



To be given one ounce a day in a ball, for four days ; 

 and it will be highly beneficial, during the course of 

 these medicines, to have a flannel cloth frequently 

 squeezed out of some hot fomentations of herbs, and 

 applied to the parts between the legs of the horse, as 

 near the neck of the bladder as possible. The animal 

 should have but very little water to drink, with the 

 chill taken off. 



Profuse Staling. 



Causes. — This generally arises from bad food, especi- 

 ally food injured by the effect of salt water. 



Symptoms. — It is easily known by the abundant 

 discharge of rather pale urine, attended with coldness 

 of the skin, and a staring of the coat. 



"When the complaint is of long standing, great 

 weakness of the body is produced with a loss of 

 appetite. 



