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prevention and not toward treatment, but eases will arise through 

 the hired man's anxiety to have his horses look well when the 

 owner is in no wise to blame, and these eases will occur, too, in 

 parts of the state where competent veterinarians are not located. 



If not voided naturally, means should be taken to draw the 

 urine as soon as possible after the disease appears, and three times 

 daily thereafter, if there is an)- one at hand who can do this. This 

 is an important feature in the treatment of severe cases. The 

 azoturia patient has a much better chance for recovery if he can 

 be kept upon his feet a portion of the time at least, and it is very 

 desirable that this be done for several reasons ; but slings should 

 not be used unless the patient can support a portion of the weight 

 upon the limbs. When the patient is unable to do this put him 

 in a clean, dry stall with plenty of bedding and turn him three 

 times daily until be can stand with the aid of a sling. 



The central purpose in treatment is to stimulate the excre- 

 tory organs and thus secure rapid elimination of the abnormal and 

 injurious matters in the blood. Cases that show difficulty in 

 breathing with full pulse should be bled from two to five quarts, 

 depending on the condition of the pulse while blood is being 

 removed, then give one quart of raw linseed oil, or better, give 

 one ounce of aloes with two drams ginger made into a pill with 

 a little molasses ; encourage the horse to drink as much as possible, 

 and, if he will not drink freely, he should be drenched often with 

 water or be given weak salt brine to make him thirsty. The more 

 he drinks within reasonable limits the better. If restless and vio- 

 lent, the patient should have a sedative; e. g., one ounce bromide 

 of potassium with three drams fluid extract of gelsemium, given 

 in half a pint of syrup. The muscles of the hips and loins should 

 be fomented with hot water twice daily, two hours each time dur- 

 ing the first three days of the illness, and after this a stimulating 

 liniment should be used over these muscles twice daily until the 

 patient has recovered. 



One or two hours after the physic and sedative dose two table- 

 spoonfuls of the following prescription may be given in half a pint 

 of cold water or syrup, every two hours, till all is given : 



F. e. colchicum sem I oz. 



F. e. pilocarpus 3 



Spirits aeth. nit 6 



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