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or two. Give bran with the oats and a mild purgative if the 

 animal is not working. 



DIABETES MELLITUS. 



Diabetes mellitus (glycosuria) is a condition where sugar is 

 found in the urine. It is comparatively common in the human 

 but it is seldom found among the other animals. Dogs fed ex- 

 clusively on liver develop fatty degeneration of the liver and it is 

 suspected that they die from glycosuria. Professor Williams 

 says that he never saw this disease in the horse or in herbivorous 

 animals. 



Etiology. — The predisposing cause is continuous over-eating. 

 The disease is a result of indigestion. 



Scmeiology. — The urine is excessive in amount and of high 

 specific gravity. Next symptom is lassitude. Then follows 

 swelling of the feet and red spots on the skin of the legs. These 

 spots become larger and finally break out in raw sores. 



Treatment. — All starch and sugar should be withheld from 

 the food and the diet should' consist of meat and nitrogenous 

 foods. Give plenty of water. Avoid irritating substances. 



Besides sugar in the urine, pus may appear, also mucus in 

 increased amount. The mucus may be seen as a floculent cloud 

 which is easily shaken up when the urine is in a bottle. It never 

 settles. Pus settles to the bottom of the vessel in a whitish yel- 

 low deposit, which is easily shaken up. Unless the pus is very 

 abundant it need give no alarm. It may be caused by calculi or 

 some irritating substance in the food or medicine. The urine 

 must be examined microscopically to determine its presence. In 

 order to clear up the urine, remove the cause of the irritation. 

 Give Jie animal something to allay it and also give him a lax- 

 ative. Give the horse fluid extract Saw Palmetto in ounce doses 

 three times a day. 



OXALURIA. 



Oxaluria is a disease seen in horses oftener than in any other 

 animal. It is a condition in which the oxalic acid if formed in 



