CHAPTER XII. 

 DISEASES OF THE UEINAEY OEGANS. 



General causes and symptoms. Examination of the urine. Diuresis, IM- 

 abetis Insipidus, Polyuria. Bloody urine, HEcmatiiria. Simple inflamma- 

 tion of the kidneys. Nephritis. Bright's disease, Desquamative Nephritis 

 Albuminuria, Albuminous urine. Spasm of the neck of the bladder. Paraly- 

 sis of the bladder. Inflammation of the bladder. Cystitis. InflammatioD 

 of the Urethra, Gonorrhoea, Gleet. Stricture of the Urethra. Eversion of 

 the bladder. Urinary Calculi, and gravel, Stone in the kidney, ureter, blad- 

 der, urethra and prepuce, — in horses, cattle, sheep, pigs and dogs. 



Diseases of tlie urinary organs are not infrequent in tlio 

 domestic animals, though less prevalent than ia man. 

 They prevail above all in certain locahties, as : on the 

 magnesian limestones, in company with goitre, on lands 

 abounding in diuretic or resinous plants or water, in damp 

 regions where fodder is secured in a wet, musty condition, 

 where it is fed covered with hoar-frost, or where frequent 

 cold rains and winds repress the perspiration and throw 

 undue work on the kidneys. Feeding to excess on ali- 

 ments rich in phosphates of lime and magnesia — bran, 

 beans, peas, vetches, etc., — the habitual privation of wa- 

 ter, injudicious dosing with diuretics, diseased heart and 

 lungs which throws the blood back on the veins and de- 

 termines passive congestion of the kidneys, diseases of the 

 liver which interfering with the oxidation of albuminoids 

 predispose to urinary deposit, and finally mechanical in- 

 juries to the loins or pelvis aU tend to induce various 

 urinary diseas-es. 



G&nefroU Symptoms. With most acutp inflammations 

 there is a stiff straddling gait with th* hind limbs^ the 



