DISEASES AND TREATMENT OF THE HORSE. 113 



CHAPTER VI. 



DISEASES OF THE URINARY ORGANS 



DfFLiJUfATTON OP THE KI&NETS (NEPHRITIS). 

 This disease is divided into two kinds — acute inflammation 

 and chronic inflammation. 



ACUTE mPLAMMAnON OF THE KIDRBTt, 



Causes. — Exposure to cold or standing; out in cold rain storms, 



such as we have in the fall and spring ; lying on the ground when 



it is cold and damp ; by giving large quantities of medicine which 



acts on the kidneys; from carrying a heavy weight on the back; or 



in running horses, from violent exertion in racing. 



Symptoms. — The animal seems feverish, the pulse is full »»nd 



bounding and runs from 60 to 80 beats per minute, the mouti is 



hot and dry, he sweats freely and breathes heavy, he looks arou.id 



to the sides, and, in some cases, puts his nose right upon the side 



opposite the kidneys ; the animal will sometimes cringe and lie 



down easy, stretch out, and will be heard moaning, as if in great 



distress ; sometimes he will lie for half an hour at a time, but will 



lie quiet and will not try to roll on his back as he does in bowel 



diseases ; also, by pressing over the loins it causes him more pain. 



If you listen at the bowels you do not hear much movement or 



rumbling in them, and there is very little passage from the bowels. 



He will try and make water often, but passes very little at a time, 



and it is generally of a red color and tinged with blood. If the 



animal do*s not get r«iief after two or three days, all the symptoms 



gradually grow worse, and when he tries to make water he passes 



nothing but Stood ; be this case he generally dies in a day or so. 



TreatmCTlt. — The treatment must be quick i/ you vr^nt t« 



tare the life of the animal. Give the following dranck t 



lUw Un*«>Mi on 1 pint. 



Xinotorc of I.>«n<laacin I ounoe, or 4 tablMpooafoU- 



rieoiing'a Tinxtare of AooatlM 10 to 12 dropa. 



Mix and give as a drench. Apply woolen blankets, wrung out 

 of hot water, over the small of the back and cover this over ^viA 

 dry blankets so as to keep the heat in and cause the awmM to 

 sweat. Always apply mustard plaster over ^s back after (^e 

 blankets are taken off. It is also recommended to appt^^ a newfy 

 flayed sheep skin over the loins and leave on for twaaty-four h&«r%. 



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