NON-CONTAGIOUS BLOOD DISEASES. 745 



fever. It may be used as follows three or four times a day, in a 

 pint of water pr gruel :— > 



Salicylic acid 1 1 oz. 



Bicarbonate of soda 1 oz. 



Mr. Finlay. Dun has relieved rheumatism, in both horses and 

 cattle, by giving the following as a ball once a day : — 



Calomel !, ; 20 gr. 



Quinine .20 gr. 



Where it is not desirable to administer calomel, quinine can be 

 added to the bicarbonate of potash solution given above. The fol- 

 lowing lotions, applied two or three times a day, with smart rubbing 

 for ten or fifteen minutes, will benefit the inflamed joints : — 



Soap liniment ' 8 oz. 



' Tincture of opium (laudanum) . . -2 oz. 



Oil of turpentine. ....... .4 oz. 



Or— 



Soap liniment 4 oz. 



Tincture of iodine . ., , 3 oz. 



Tincture of opium (laudanum) 1 oz. 



A generous diet, good care and nursing, with avoidance of 

 exposure to draughts, are essential elements of treatment. If, as is 

 often the case, the animal is inclined to lie down most of the time, 

 the bedding should be changed often, and the inflamed joints may 

 be wrapped up to prevent bruising. 



v UREMIA. 



In this disease there is an accumulation in the blood of urea, 

 which has failed to pass away in the urine, arid has been absorbed 

 back; into the system, poisoning the blood. 



The symptoms are a strong, urinous odor arising from the skin, 

 a staring coat, loss of appetite, rumination absent, mouth slimy arid 

 fetid, evacuations scanty, hard, and offensive, respiration slow, pulse 

 slow and soft, pupils dilated, and a low general temperature.' Death 

 is preceded by coma. 



Treatment. — Should be early to insure success. The bladder 

 must be evacuated at once, by the catheter. In the male, this will 

 necessitate tapping the bladder, which is done by making an open- 

 ing in the urethra, at the point where the penis turns over the angle 

 of the pelvis, and introducing the catheter as represented in Fig, 



The incision should be made with great care, and only suffi- 

 ciently large enough to admit the catheter. After removing the 

 urine, close the wound with a stitch, and dress with solution of car- 

 bolic acid, £ oz. to a pint of water. 



