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greatest eagerness for water ; and will drink soap suds and 

 other fluids of a nauseating and repulsive character if left within 

 reach, especially if they are cold. The colder the drink the 

 more it is relished by the patient. 



The urine is clear in colour, and of a very low specific 

 gravity. Eegarding distilled water at 1000, I have frequently 

 found diabetic urine as low as 1000"3 or 1000"4. 



If the disease is not checked the weakness of the patient 

 becomes excessive ; the body sinks rapidly in bulk ; the hair 

 becomes dry and pen-feathered ; the limbs swell, ulcers appear 

 upon the nasal membrane, and the animal speedily becomes a 

 loathsome object. 



Pathognomonic Symptoms. — TJie secretion of urine is 

 excessively ahundant. The urine is colourless, and of a low 

 specific gravity. The thirst of the patient is inordinate. 



Causes. — The most common causes of Diuresis are bad 

 food,— such as mow-burnt hay and fusty oats, or oats that are 

 soft ; allowing the animal to drink inordinately of cold water 

 when perspiring excessively. Diuresis is always caused by bad 

 food or derangement of the digestive organs. 



Tkeatment. — The first essential towards the cure is to 

 remove the cause of the disease, and as this generally arises 

 from improper food, the diet should be thoroughly inspected, 

 and what is objectionable be at once removed. 



The best remedies in general are — Baryta Carbonica 3, and 

 Tincture of Iodine. 



Baryta Caebonica. — I have cured great numbers of cases 

 of Diuresis with this remedy. Use it in 2 -drachm doses of 



