164 DISEASES OF THE URINARY AND SEXUAL APPARATUS. 



portions of coagulated blood ; the feces are dry and hard. In 

 toxic nephritis in dogs the author has had special opportunities to 

 make observations. The amount of urine passed in such condi- 

 tions is small and contains a large amount of albumin. The urine 

 is turbid, containing numerous tube-cylinders, epithelium, discol- 

 ored blood-corpuscles, and also red blood-corpuscles, which give 

 the urine a variable color, according to the number of corpuscles 

 present. There is generally more or less pain in urination, which 

 is probably due to the acrid condition of the urine. There are also 

 more or less symptoms of uraemia present; great weakness, fatigue; 

 temperature is generally subnormal; the pulse weak and thready; 

 vomiting, convulsions, coma, and death. When the symptoms 

 were milder the animal recovered, or this condition was followed 

 by chronic nephritis. 



Therapeutics. Medicine, as a rule, has little or no effect on 

 these cases. Tannin, 0. 1 gm. several times daily ; tinct. fol. uva 

 ursi, 1.0, or fuschin. Iron preparations may all be used to try 

 to eliminate the irritating substances from the kidneys. 



Fig. 50. 



Bath-tub. 



The dietetic treatment is the most successful, and consists prin- 

 cipally of rest and food that is non-irritating to the kidneys. Milk 

 and broth are especially useful. Meat may be given, but only lean 

 meat, and in spare quantities, avoiding anything that is spiced. 

 Small quantities of salt, however, are beneficial. The symptomatic 



