NEPHRITIS AND PARAPLEGIA. 
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rolling under the finger — and the pulsations although frequent, 
could scarcely be felt — the mucous membranes were of a pink 
colour. 
He was led into the infirmary. As he walked thither, he stag- 
gered — his hind legs were wide apart — they were supported by 
the toes, only — his hocks were turned outwards — his steps were 
short and quick — he got into a trot without our attempting to 
quicken his paces. 
We took away six pounds more of blood, which did not coagu- 
late so quickly as before. 
Diagnosis. — Inflammation of the urinary passages, and parti- 
cularly of the kidneys. 
Symptoms . — He bows himself often to void urine, but cannot 
effect it. His efforts to void his dung were frequent and pain- 
ful : he groaned with pain, but could not accomplish his object. 
Treatment . — A pint and a half of sweet oil with other emol- 
lients were given by the mouth, and by injection. A poultice 
occupied the whole of the lumbar region and the flanks ; and 
this was assisted by emollient fomentations. This exacerbation 
of symptoms passed away, and during the remainder of the night 
he was quiet. 
23 d . — Towards six in the morning all these fearful spasms re- 
turned. He again pawed violently — his breathing and circula- 
tion were disturbed — he pushed himself against the wall by which 
he stood — he kicked with so much fury, that he tore the shoe 
from his left fore-foot — the side on which he was most agitated, 
and the limb that was most removed from the centre of gravity — 
the body was inclined and bent to the left — the animal was con- 
tinually gazing on his flank. The slightest touch of his flanks, 
or the genital organs, caused violent but ineffectual efforts to urine 
or to dung. 
Treatment . — Six pounds more of blood were abstracted, which 
produced a momentary calm, and during which the animal was 
back-raked, an operation that could not be performed yesterday, 
on account of his violence. The expulsive efforts were so great, 
that we could only reach the middle of the rectum, by availing 
ourselves of the moment when he ceased his violent efforts to 
expel something from the rectum. A great degree of heat was 
felt within the rectum. A few dung-balls were extracted. The 
membrane around the rectum was infiltrated and tumefied, and 
the internal mucous membrane of the rectum was slightly tume- 
fied. 
Continue the treatment as before. 
No injection could be retained, however small might be the 
quantity of it. 
At eight o’clock, he ejected nearly an ordinary wineglass-full 
