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he urine then contained in the bladder, and on its withdraw- 
1 I observed that it was ot a pale primrose color. In the 
bsence of any positive symptom it occurred to me that the 
ase might be one of diabetes mellitus, and an analysis car- 
ied out, under the guidance of my colleague, Dr. Aitken, by 
jreig Smith verified my suspicion, sugar being found in tol- 
rable quantity. 
Treatment. —Reasoning that the diabetic condition was 
n all probability due to derangement of the liver and to in- 
ligestion and mal-assimilation, I advised that the horse be 
>ut on a diet of bran, linseed, and malt mashes, with skim 
nilk, and that he should receive daily a dose of nitro-muri- 
tic acid and inf. of quassia, with a dose of aloine every third 
lay at noon. I saw the horse only once afterwards at Mr. 
Vitken’s stables, on which occasion he did not show any signs 
if improvement. 
Subsequently, as no progress towards recovery was made, 
he owner of the horse expressed his intention of shooting 
iim, but Mr. Aitken persuaded Mr. D- to turn him out 
o grass and give him another chance. He was accordingly 
>ut out to graze during the day and stabled at night, and al- 
hough at that time he could scarcely walk to pasture he 
ventually improved, although very slowly, and in the middle 
>f February the owner informed me that he was in good con- 
lition and doing his work well. In answer to my inquiries 
dr. Aitken, Jr., subsequently stated that the animal had for 
everal years suffered from repeated attacks of polyuria, these 
ttacks being most observable after a day with the hounds, 
nd that the polyuria was usually checked by the administra- 
ion of a few doses of tonic medicine with or without iodine. 
Mr. Aitken further informed me that in 1890 the animal 
iad an attack of influenza (pink-eye) followed by pleurisy, 
fter which irremediable diabetes set in .—Journal Coni. Path, 
nd Ther. 
