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have been exposed to rains and are more or less 

 musty. Musty hay, straw or grains of any kind, 

 if fed to animals, are very apt to set up some dis- 

 order, either of the stomach or kidneys. The symp- 

 toms of the disease are intense thirst; passing great 

 quantities of water of a clear color, as there is very 

 little salts or coloring matter in it ; the appetite is 

 depraved, the animal will lick the plaster off the 

 wall, or eat earth or dirt; the animal becomes rap- 

 idly emaciated, and will soon die from exhaustion 

 if the disease is not stopped. 



Treatment: Iodine is a specific in this disease; 

 it is given in dram doses. First dissolve in a little 

 alcohol, then add one-half pint of water or give it 

 in a ball. Give it three times a day. Usually two 

 or three doses will stop it. Follow this up by giv- 

 ing one dram sulphate of iron in the morning and a 

 teaspoonful of phosphate of calcium in the even- 

 ing in bran mash. Continue this for three weeks. 



Ischuria (Suppression of Urine). — When there is 

 a stoppage or very scanty passage of urine it will 

 be necessary to find the cause of the stoppage, 

 whether it is the kidneys which are not secreting 

 urine, or if it is a stopping up of the passages. 

 Clean out the rectum, then oil the hand and pass 

 it into the rectum and feel for the bladder, which 

 will be felt below the bowel about eight or ten 

 inches in from the entrance. If the bladder is full 

 it can be easily felt. If it is empty, you cannot feel 

 it. If it is empty, the kidneys are at fault. It is 

 then termed ischuria. Suppression is caused by 

 over-stimulation of the kidneys or feeding innu- 



