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together with its supporting ligaments, and so facihtate its main- 

 taining the proper position in the body. 



As we have referred to the possible presence of stone in the 

 bladder so be it understood we may not infrequently meet with 

 cases where gravel accumulates in that organ and evidence of 

 its presence is made known when a horse makes water on a flat 

 slab of stone or some other smooth substance upon which the 

 gravel ca,n rest and discover itself after the water has dried up; 

 under such circumstances it will be wise and most probably hinder 

 the development of future complications to administer a dose of 

 Lycopodium 6x, grains fifteen, night and morning for a week, 

 meanwhile watching the effect; if the gravelly deposit still con- 

 tinues, which is certainly improbable, a course of Phosphoric acid 

 6x, drops ten night and morning should be tried. Inasmuch as 

 gravel sometimes forms in the kidneys in particles of such size 

 that they cannot pass away without causing inten.se pain in their 

 passage through the tubes, presenting symptoms of acute colic in 

 the horse, it is desirable to mention that if the indications point to 

 this condition Berberis ix is the remedy; presuming that it was 

 already known that a horse had passed .sandy urine, and an attack 

 of colick}^ pain supervened, characterized by short, sharp, oft- 

 recurring attacks of pain, while on manipulating the loins over 

 the region of the kidneys, one side evinced considerable tenderness, 

 it would not be unreasonable to surmise that it was a case of renal 

 colic, and the use of Berberis would be justified, although the 

 malady cannot be considered as one of frequent occurrence in the 

 horse, nor is it one that often presents itself in any animal; hence 

 the desirability of not forming too hasty an opinion in such cases 

 of pain. 



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We have experienced some difficulty in determining to our own 

 satisfaction under what head to introduce the consideration of this 

 malady; inasmuch, however, as its chief manifestation is observ- 

 able from the characteristic condition of the urine, and that post 

 mortem the kidneys betray indications of certain morbid processes, 

 it has been determined to allocate a position under the head of 

 urinary diseases. It is among well-fed, highly-conditioned horses 

 that this disease usually presents itself, whose work is irregular. 



