366 DIURESIS. 



tlie 3rd dilution, mixed with 2 or 3 ounces of water ; and repeat 

 it morning and niglit, or more frequently if necessary. 



TiNCTUEE OF iODiT^E. — Somctimos the Barvta Carbonica 

 fails to produce the desired effect, in which case have recourse 

 to the Tincture of Iodine. Use it in 6-drachm doses, mixed 

 with 5 or 6 ounces of water. The dose may be repeated night 

 and morning for three or four days in succession. 



Diet. — The diet of the patient should consist of carrots (if 

 in season) ; also rice and and boiled barley. Cold barley-water 

 should also be given to the patient to drink. 



For every instruction relating to the diet of the animal, see 

 Section YI., Page 108. 



IRKITATION OF THE BLADDER. 

 Irritation of the Bladder, like Nephritis, is not a common 

 disease. During the fifteen years I have been in practice I 

 have treated about six cases of the malady, and every case did 

 well. The causes of the disease are sometimes very obscure. In 

 two cases which I treated I never could detect how the disease 

 originated. Sometimes, however, powdered cantharides are 

 given to horses mixed with other substances, to improve their 

 condition ; when, if the doses are too large, or the animal is 

 more sensitive to the drug than ordinary, a violent form of 

 Irritation of the Bladder is very likely to supervene. 



Symptoms. — The animal affected is dull, he stands quiet, 

 or occasionally he lies down and appears as though the bowels 

 were affected with pain. The patient frequently tries to urinate ; 

 the back is arched, the tail is elevated, and after a prolonged 

 effort the patient either desists or he succeeds in expeUing but 

 a few drops of urine. Sometimes the urine contains streaks of 

 blood. If the animal be a mare the pudendi will present a 



