18G .TREATMENT OF DISEASES. 



ter, the former may be found inflamed ; the same 

 as when a horse dies of inflammation of the bowels, 

 the stomach on dissection may also be found inflamed : 

 but, as primary diseases, they are both allowed to be 

 very rare. 



INFLAMMATION OF THE KIDNEYS ; THE, NECK OF THE 

 BLADDER ; AND BLADDER, 



are caused by cold ; continued rain dropping on the 

 loins ; over-riding, or strain of the loins ; not allow- 

 ing the horse to stale, if he requires it, whilst riding ; 

 long feeding on musty gram, &c. 



Symptoms of inflammation of the Kidneys, the Neck* 

 of the Bladder, and Bladder, are the same. The 

 mouth is hot and dry ; the pulse greatly increased ; 

 and the head anxiously turned towards the flanks, as 

 under other inflammations : but here there is often 

 observed a stedfast gaze towards the affected part ; 

 the head being turned over the body, and the muzzle 

 almost put on the loins, instead of slightly directed 

 towards the belly. The most distinguishing symp- 

 toms, however, are the hind legs. He stands wide 

 apart ; straddles broad when walked ; and shows great 

 pain, by shrinking when the loins are pressed on. 

 The testicles are occasionally drawn close to the body, 

 and then let down again. He strains to stale, and 

 the little that is passed is high-coloured, or bloody ; 

 but he is not so continually lying down and getting 

 up again as when inflammation of the bowels is just 

 taking place. 



Treatment. fjleed,* from six to eight quarts, three 



* See " BLEEDING," p. 62. 



