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two drachms of acetas plumhi in half a pint of cold water ; 

 then, in a quarter of an hour, give the like dose of the 

 acetate of lead, with one ounce of tincture of opium. 

 Repeat these till four doses are given, when, if the patient 

 is not benefited, take four drachms of the ergot of rye, and 

 infuse in a half pint of boiling water; when cool, add one 

 ounce of laudanum, and four of dilute acetic acid. Throw 

 pails of cold water from a height upon the loins, and inject 

 cold water per anuTn. Should the haemorrhage cease, and 

 the kidneys not be enlarged or hardened (scirrhous) give 

 the following : 



Extract of catechu 

 Oak bark infusion 

 Alum 



Sulphate of iron 

 Muriatic acid 



1 ounce. 

 .3 pints. 

 1 ounce. 

 1 ounce. 

 6 drachms. 



This quantity to last the day, administered at four, five, 

 or six periods, as most convenient. 



INFLAMMATION OF THE BLADDER. 



Inflammation of the bladder is said, but not proved, to be 

 more common among mares than horses; but of all the 

 causes of this affection none can compare with the powerful 

 diuretics in general use with every stableman or groom. 

 The symptoms are frequent — nay, continual — emissions of 

 small quantities of urine, voided with much straining, 

 during which the dung commonly is passed. The bladder 

 will be felt by the greased hand passed gently up the 

 rectum, hot, tender, and contracted into a firm substance of 

 about the size of a cricket ball. 



The treatment is the same as for inflammation of the 

 kidneys, and equally as urgent ; every precaution pointed 

 out when treating of inflammation of the kidneys should 

 be rigidly adopted ; in addition to which warm water, in 

 every gallon of which a quarter of a pound of gum-arabic 

 and an ounce of crude opium have been dissolved, may be 

 injected into the bladder by Road's syringe with an elastic 

 catheter attached. 



