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and the slightest pressure will cause extreme pain 

 to the animal. Pressure on the outside of the back 

 is no sign, as some animals will flinch at the slight- 

 est rubbing or pressure, while others will take no 

 notice of it. Examination will disclose kidney 

 casts and sometimes matter. 



Treatment: Put the animal in a comfortable 

 place and allow all the cold water it can drink, 

 with two drams of chlorate of potassium in it, 

 three or four times daily. Three-ounce doses liquor 

 acetate of ammonia given several times a day, in- 

 jections of soap and water to clean out the bowels, 

 and a hot sheepskin put over the loins and kept 

 there by blankets are useful. If the fever and tem- 

 perature run high give two drams of antifebrin 

 every three hours until sweating takes place and 

 the fever is reduced. After the third day if the 

 urine is very scanty and the breath foul smelling, 

 small doses one to two ounces of sweet spirits of 

 nitre should be given in water and poultices of 

 digitalis powder applied over the loins and kept 

 there until the secretions are increased. One- 

 ounce doses of tincture of chloride of iron given 

 three times a day in a little water is of service. 



Hematuria (Blood with the Urine). — This dis- 

 ease affects both horses and cattle. It appears in 

 two forms, idiopathic and traumatic. Traumatic 

 hematuria is caused by strains or injuries. A well- 

 marked case of this kind came to me for treatment. 

 The horse was drawing a load of stones on a tram- 

 car, and on going down an incline the brakes of the 

 car broke, and the car and load went forward on 



