IIHEMATURIA IN A CART-MAIIE. 
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29 th, 10 a.m. —She has remained easy, eating occasionally a 
little hay, in which state she has continued all day; bowels 
not acted on. 
30th .—The owner came to me this morning,in a great hurry, 
to inform me that her urine was now very black. I accord¬ 
ingly went over, and found her urine as black as any I had 
ever seen in a cow; and besides, it had a very peculiar strong 
smell. Her pulse was slow and debilitated; mouth moist; 
conjunctivae of a biliary colour; bowels still rather consti¬ 
pated ; eats a little hay; will not drink any water of any im¬ 
portance. General appearance depressed. Give Ant., P.T. sj, 
Opii, 3 ss; Aloes, 3 j, every four or five hours. I analysed the 
urine when I got home, and found it very alkaline. It con¬ 
tained also a great proportion of blood. It did not settle or 
throw down any blood by standing. On applying Acid. 
Nitric., a great proportion of it formed a brown coagulum, 
leaving only a little yellowish liquid at bottom. The same 
took place on boiling some in a bottle in a saucepan. I ap¬ 
plied a mustard plaster to the loins. 
May 1st .—The urine is now evidently thicker, and shows a 
considerable part of it to be blood. It does not coagulate as 
from the neck ; but still part of it is in a curdly state, and of a 
venous hue, and has the very peculiar strong smell before 
spoken of. On introducing my hand up the rectum, I can¬ 
not detect any calculous or other disease in the bladder or 
kidney. Is in no apparent pain, but droops; eats a little 
hay, oats, and vetches; ears occasionally cold. This morning 
I gave 01. Ricini, Oss ; Aloes B., 3 V; to be kept warm. At 
night, she had a ball composed of Plumb. Acetat., 3 j; Opii, 5 SS; 
Hyd. Chlor., 3 SS; and another to be given the first thing in 
the morning. 
2 d May , 2 p.m. —Fear she is a good deal worse. Pulse 
almost imperceptible at the jaw, and but weak at the chin. 
Bowels are now very moist, and just as I could wish. Con¬ 
junctival membranes slightly yellow. Is weak, and walks 
about very indifferently, and I fear is sinking. Took her 
into the stackyard, when she picked a little grass; but she 
soon left off doing so. We pulled a little up for her and put 
it into the manger, and left her eating it. Her urine is now 
very much altered, being the colour of clay (drab), and very 
thick, and has the same peculiar smell; one would think it 
was just such as would be produced by a disorganised 
kidney, and of the total breaking up of it. As the bowels 
are now acting, leave her alone till morning. 
3d .—This morning the owner called to say, she was a good 
deal better. I saw her at 12 m. Her urine has no appear- 
