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HEMATURIA. 
By Professor Vat el, formerly Professor at the Veterinary 
School at Alfort. 
The evacuation, by the urinary passages, of blood, more or 
less pure—more or less coloured—liquid or coagulated, and pro¬ 
ceeding from the kidneys, the ureters, or the bladder, is often 
observed in the horse, the ox, the sheep, and the dog. 
Mechanical lesions of the kidneys, the ureters, the bladder, 
or the urethra—the presence of calculi, or the effort to carry or 
to draw heavy weights, may produce haematuria; but in these 
cases there is almost always rupture of some of the vessels. 
There is also sanguineous exhalation from the surface of some 
irritated membrane, and caused by abuse of diuretics or purga¬ 
tives, or certain acrid food, as ranunculi, especially the scelera- 
tus —the young buds of the oak, the leaves and stalks of the 
colchicum, euphorhium, &c. 
The horse affected with haematuria often exhibits symptoms of 
cystisis. 
In the ox and in the sheep this haemorrhage is not often accom¬ 
panied either by fever or colicky pains. The bloody evacuation 
is only dangerous when it is too considerable, or too long con¬ 
tinued. It ordinarily disappears with the causes which produced 
it—sometimes, however, it continues, and may destroy the patient. 
Quietness, restricted diet, emollient and acidulated injections, 
are the means of treating haematuria, from wdiatever cause it 
arose. Bleeding may be had recourse to when the inflammation 
is considerable. Camphor has been much lauded for its effect 
in vesical irritation, and especially that produced by cantharides. 
Liquid ammonia has much power when acrid deleterious sub¬ 
stances have been eaten. When the evacuation of blood is con¬ 
siderable, cold drinks should be employed, and cold enemas, and 
cold applications to the lumbar region. 
Pitmens de Pathol, Vet. tom. i, 242. 
[The Essay of M. Drouard will be read with some interest, 
in connexion with the subject debated on in the Association. 
There are a few valuable remarks in it; but it will not be satis¬ 
factory to the English reader. In plain and sober truth, how un¬ 
equal are we to the discussion of these subjects, even at almost 
the close of the first half century of our existence as a recognized 
portion of the medical profession. Should these things be so ? 
Professor Vatel’s remarks are worth reading, if only for the 
summary manner in which he disposes of his subject. The above 
few paragraphs contain the whole that he has to say about the 
malady.—Y.] 
