IIO DISEASES OF THE DOMESTIC ANIMALS 



a considerable period thrice daily, may prove of benefit (H., 3i; 

 D., gr. x), but in the larger doses entails very considerable expense. 

 It may be given to dogs in capsule ; to horses in solution. 



Rest is of the greatest importance in heart disease and alone 

 will accomplish more than any drug. Diet is also of much mo- 

 ment. It should be highly nutritious and in concentrated form so 

 that distension of the digestive canal will not embarrass the heart. 

 Feeding at frequent intervals, with water between meals, should 

 be the rule. 



In myocarditis the same treatment applies as that advised for 

 valvular disease — rest, diet, heart stimulants, iodides, etc. Reduc- 

 tion of fat in the obese should be attempted. With an infrequent 

 pulse, digitalis is contra-indicated and in its place camphor (H., 

 3i; D., gr. iii-x), ether, alcohol or aromatic spirit of ammonia (of 

 either, H., §i-ii; D., 3ss-i) should be given. 



When anemia is present the administration of iron is of 

 prime importance (tincture of the chloride, H. and C, §i-ii; D., 

 TTlv-x). 



Hematuria or Bloody Urine. 



This is merely a symptom of trouble in any part of the urinary 

 tract. Thus blood issuing from the urethra just previous to micturi- 

 tion arises commonly from the prostate or urethra. In bleeding 

 from the bladder, light-red blood either follows the passage of clear 

 urine, or else the urine, slightly tinged at first, grows more and 

 more bloody during micturition. 



When the kidney is the source of hemorrhage, the blood is 

 uniformly mixed with the urine ; that is, the urine is uniformly dis- ' 

 colored (occasionally of a smoky or bright-red color) during its 

 passage. In human medicine the use of the cystoscope may make 

 clear the source of bleeding, by direct inspection of the bladder and 

 ureteral orifices. 



Causes. — Inflammation (acute nephritis, pyelitis, cystitis, and 



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