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injuries; also from too strong diuretic medicines, 

 such as resin, saltpetre, and cantharides, and some- 

 times from the animal eating too astringent vege- 

 tables and weeds. 



Symptoms: The animal stands with its hind 

 legs wide apart, is stiff, and the back somewhat 

 arched, and if the animal is made to move will 

 groan, has very little inclination to lie down, and if 

 it does it is with great care and does not roll; but 

 it is very seldom that it tries to lie down, as it 

 causes too much pain. The animal may show 

 symptoms; of colic pains by looking around at its 

 flanks. The secretions of urine are scanty and high 

 colored, and the animal is constantly passing it in 

 small quantities, or it may be only in drops. On 

 account of it irritating the bladder it is passed as 

 soon as it reaches it. Sometimes after the disease 

 has existed for a few days blood and pus may be 

 passed. The pulse is fast, from eighty to ninety, 

 the mouth is hot and clammy, the bowels consti- 

 pated, the thirst great, the breathing fast and 

 short, and as the disease advances it becomes very 

 foul smelling. The sweat/ which will appear on 

 different parts of the body has a strong odor of 

 urine. If the animal is not soon released uremic 

 poisoning takes place, causing exhaustion and 

 sometimes coma. The animal falls, struggles for 

 awhile, and dies. It will assist us to make an ex- 

 ploration of the bladder through the rectum. If it 

 is the kidneys that are at fault, the bladder will be 

 found empty, and by gentle pressure upwards and 

 forwards from the bladder the kidnevs can be felt 



