Diseases of the Urinary Organs. 1 1 1 



•more especially when such symptoms are present on one 

 .side only." 



" Vesical haemorrhage may be so profuse as to furnish 

 blood tolerably pure from the urethra. And in general this 

 variety of hsematuria may be known by the blood not being 

 mixed with the urine ; the latter fluid passes off first, toler- 

 ably pure ; and the blood comes last, more or less changed 

 by mixture with the residue of the urine. It is also known 

 by the absence of renal symptoms, and by the presence of 

 undoubted signs of stone in the bladder, or other disease 

 of that viscus, or of affection of the prostate. 



" From the Urethra. — In this case there is absence of both 

 renal and vesical symptoms ; the blood passes pure, irre- 

 spective of any desire to evacuate the bladder." 



Treatment. — Hsematuria demands prompt and active 

 measures ; nothing irritative must be administered, drastic 

 purgatives, and especially diuretics, should be strictly 

 avoided. The preparations of iron and barks are the most 

 suitable agents for this disease. Mucilaginous drinks, as 

 thick barley-water, solution of gum acacia, or beef-tea 

 thickened with isinglass, can be given freely, together with 

 the use of hot fomentations or linseed-meal poultices to 

 the loins ; or counter-irritants, as mustard or ammonia em- 

 brocations. Sedative enemas may also be administered 

 where the irritation is considerable. 



Bleeding, under all circumstances is unnecessary, and is 

 strongly contra-indicated. 



RENAL CALCULI. 

 Occasionally stones are found in the kidney of the dog, 

 composed chiefly of uric acid, ammonia, or phosphate of 

 lime, and containing as a nucleus some foreign matter. 

 Renal calculi vaiy in shape, sometimes being oval and an 

 exact cast of the pelvis of the kidney, at others irregular 

 in shape and variously formed, according to the position 

 they had occupied. 



