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.THE URINARY ORGANS. ' 799 



CYSTITIS-IWFtAMMATIOJI OF THE BUDBER. 



This affection, more pronounced in the male than in the female, 

 occurs from the abuse of diuretics, and from feeding on musty hay 

 or overripe grasses, grain, etc. 



Symptoms. — Great uneasiness, turn- 

 ing the nose toward the flank (as in '**&* 

 Fig. 1052), colicky pains, efforts to j-i/^ffl P ^ 

 vomit, scanty urine that is voided 5T h\t j£ ^- 

 with difficulty and shows the presence v 

 of albumen, and general prostration. 

 As the disease advances, the feces 

 become covered with blo'od and mu- 

 cus, perspiration is profuse, and death Fro. 1052. — Cystitis. 

 results in from two to five days. , 



Treatment. — Give large draughts of linseed tea and flour and 

 Water, and strong solutions of gum arabic in water. Evacuate the 

 bladder as soon as possible, by means of the catheter. Saline ca- 

 thartics should be given when necessary to move the bowels. Sed- 

 atives, as the aconite draught (first recipe in Nephritis), are required. 

 Most cases of cystitis need the same attention as in nephritis. 



UTHIASlS-CtRATEL. 



As the character of the urine secreted in health varies according 

 to the kind of food the animal eats, abnormal conditions may arise 

 in which there is an excess either of tjhe acid ( or of the alkali constit- 

 uents. As a consequence, deposits are sometimes formed in the 

 kidneys or bladder. These vary in form and size, from a pasty mass 

 or powder, or small particles, to positive concretions resembling 

 stones. Thus we have gravel or calculi. The presence of these 

 deposits' excites the bladder to contract, and the urine is passed 

 with frequency, though in small quantities. 



The general treatment consists in washing out the bladder and 

 urethra with a weak solution like the following : — 



Hydrochloric acid 1 dr. 



Water } pt. 



This is easily injected into the urethra of the female by means 

 of a syringe. In the male the urethra must be opened. Give night 

 and morning for a few days, in a pint of gruel, — 



Hydrochloric acid : 20 drops. 



Gentian 8 dr. 



The carbonates of soda and potash are recommended to provide 

 the necessary alkalies in the blood. The following combination may 

 be used : — 



