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Symptoms. — The urine contains blood in a coagulated 

 condition. There is pain on pressure of the loins, the 

 animal stands " in a heap '^ with the back arched, moves 

 with difficulty, and with a stiff staggering gait. There is 

 frequent passage of a small amount of urine. The 

 patient stands, and suffers from a variable amount of 

 sympathetic fever. Sometimes this is associated with 

 injuries caused at the same time. In one case clots 

 became fixed in the urethra and interfered with the flow 

 of urine, causing the symptoms of retention of urine. 

 Rectal exploration should be made in all cases of this 

 kind to determine whether any injury of the vertebra3 is 

 present, in which case there is likely also to be paralysis. 

 In the female, also, examination should be made per 

 vulvam. 



Treatment. — Grenerally consists in the endeavour to cure 

 the injury upon which this depends, but where the flow is 

 very rapid cold enemas and cold-water applications to the 

 loins, and such haemostatic agents as sulphuric acid and 

 the acetate of lead may be given. Demulcent drinks are 

 a useful adjunct to more active measures. The diet 

 throughout the attack, and for some time after, should be 

 laxative ; small doses of oil will be beneficial. 



Albuminuria is treated of at some length by Armatage. 

 He tell us it is due to disordered digestion and excretion 

 of imperfectly elaborated albumen by the kidneys. That 

 it results from irregular feeding and bad management, 

 and from diseases of the nervous and digestive systems. 



Symptoms. — A great desire to stretch at full length, 

 constipation, stiffness, and straddling gait. Respiration 

 acclerated, urine thick, mucilaginous, and dark coloured. 

 We are also told that this fluid may not exhibit the 

 ordinary reactions of albumen, " but white precipitates 

 are obtained with nearly all the following : — Tincture of 

 galls, solution of bichloride of mercury, alcohol ; solution 

 of subnitrate of mercury, flesh colour; solution of ferro- 

 cyanide of potassium, acidulated with acetic acid, gives a 

 white precipitate after being heated. ^^ Paralysis and coma 

 result. Armatage considers this the same as Bright^s 



