996 Acute Nephritis. 



In case of marked, oliguria the animals mnst be made to 

 drink as much, as possible, especially of carbonated water, in 

 order to facilitate the process of filtration in the kidneys and 

 to prevent the obstruction of the urinary tubuli by desquamated 

 epithelia and by casts. The quantity of water must, however, 

 be limited if dropsical symptoms already exist (Kovesi & 

 Roth-Schultz). In order to increase the elimination of water 

 through the kidneys mild diuretic remedies may be employed, 

 for instance, acetate of potassium (of Liq. aeet. Potass. 50-100.0 

 or 1.0-2.0 gm. daily 3 to 4 times), potassium nitrate (10-15.0 

 or 0.2-0.5 gm.), also Diuretin (for dogs 0.1-1.0 gm. given to 

 advantage with digitalis), theozin, theophyllin. 



For promoting the elimination of the products of metab- 

 olism through other paths, diaphoresis is particularly ap- 

 propriate, and may be produced in small animals by warm 

 water- or steam-baths, by subcutaneous injections of pilocarpine 

 hydrochloride (0.2-0.5 or 0.005-0.02 gm.) or of arecoline hydro- 

 bromide (0.06-0.08 gm. for horses). In addition to these, laxa- 

 tives are indicated, either neutral salts or better "Vienna 

 drench," or castor oil, also aloes by which means not only a 

 portion of the urine-forming solid substances (urea and accord- 

 ing to Kovesi & Eoth-Schultz preferably phosphates). Uremic 

 symptoms, which may have appeared already, are to be counter- 

 acted in the manner discussed farther back (p. 984). 



In an inflammation of the kidneys which has developed 

 upon an infectious basis, especially if the action of pyogenic 

 bacteria may be assumed, an attempt may be made to prevent 

 their multiplication by the administration of bactericidal 

 remedies, of which sodium salicylate (20-40.0 gm. or 0.5-1.0 gm.), 

 and salol (15-20.0 gm. or 0.5-1.0 gm.) are appropriate. 



The cardiac action must always be watched and any existing 

 weakness counteracted with digitalis, camphor or other heart 

 remedies (see valvular diseases). 



In a dog with artificially produced inflammation of the kidneys Pericone pro- 

 duced healing by decapsulating the kidney. 



Literature. Albreoht, W. f. Tk., 1901. 145. — Priedberger, Z. f. pr. Vet.- 

 Wiss., 1874. 171. — Gebhardt, W. f. Tk., 1904. 709. — Godbille, Rev. g6n., 1906. 

 VI. 655. — Jacob, B. t. W., 1904. 398. — Kitt, Monh., 1893. IV. 433 (Lit.). — 

 Kovesi & Eoth-Sohultz, Orv. H., 1904. 92. — -Pericone, O. M., 1907. 49. — Pflug, 

 Krankh. d. uropoet. Systems, 1876. — Roquet, J. v6t., 1909. 385. — Schmidt, Die 

 Cystitis und Nephritis usw. Diss. Giesszen. 1909 (Lit.). 



7. Chronic, Non-Indurative Nephritis. Nephritis Chronica Non- 



Indurativa. 



(Chronic parenchymatous nephritis; Nephritis mixta [Kitt] ; 

 Nephritis chronica mixta [Marcone].) 



Chronic non-indurative nephritis is a diffuse nephritis with 

 slow course in which considerable degeneration of the paren- 

 chyma takes place, with cellular interstitial infiltration, edema, 



