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in the kidneys. The urine may be yellow or reddish brown from 

 the presence of bile or blood pigment. In ruptured stomach, 

 spiroptera, bots, and other irritants, we find their characteristic 

 lesions, and in petechial fever there is excessive and partly 

 hemorrhagic infiltration of the mucosa and sub-mucosa. In 

 protracted cases ulcers may be present on both stomach and in- 

 testine. When it is a localization of some specific fever the 

 characteristic lesions of that affection will be found. 



Treatment. If appetite continues, diet should be restricted to 

 a very moderate allowance of green food, pulped roots, bran 

 mash, boiled flaxseed, boiled middlings, with pure water or whey. 

 If there are irritants in the stomach they may be got rid of by a 

 laxative (aloes 4 drachms, or sulphate of soda }4 pound). 

 Sodium bi-carbonate ( J^ drachm 2 or 3 times daily) is desirable 

 to stimulate peptic secre tion and check acid fermentations. Pepsin 

 (2 drachms) should be given at equal intervals. Fermentations 

 should be checked by the use of salol (1 to 2 drachms), naphtha, 

 lin (1 to 2 drachms), benzo-naphthol (1 to 3 drachms), or calcium 

 salicylate (2 drachms). 



In this con nection bitters are of value to improve the tone of 

 the gastric mucosa, nux vomica, gentian, quinia and quassia in 

 combination with ipecacuan giving good results. 



PHLEGMONOUS (PURULENT) GASTRITIS IN THE 



HORSE. 



Definition : deep inflammation tending to abscess. Causes : invasion by 

 pus microbes, infectious diseases, parasitism, traumas. Symptoms : hyper- 

 thermia, colic, tenderness, icterus, coincident disease, haematemesis. Le- 

 sions : submucous or subperitoneal abscess, parasites, peritonitis, exuda- 

 tion, thickening, neoplasm of mucosa, catarrhal complications. Treatment r 

 careful diet, antiseptics, bitters, laxatives. 



Definition. This is a gastric inflammation affecting the mem- 

 branous layers, and tending to submucous or subperitoneal 

 abscess. It is much less frequent than the catarrhal form. 



Causes. It may be attributed to invasion of the gastric walls 

 by pus microbes, and appears as secondary abscess in pyaemia and 



