AZOTURIA TREATED WITH FOTASSIUM IODIDE. 
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TEN CASES OF AZOTURIA TREATED WITH POTAS¬ 
SIUM IODIDE. 
By T. S. Childs, V. S., Saratoga Springs, N. Y. 
Case No. i .—Bay mare, io years old, used on a business 
wagon, about noo pounds in weight; she had been down for 
three days. I was called in consultation by Dr. Will. Ide, 
the local veterinarian, to Corinth, 18 miles from Saratoga, Dec. 
i, 1899. O n m y arr ival I found the mare down, but she could 
get up with help, but could not stand but a very short time. 
On drawing the urine I made a diagnosis of azoturia. I gave 
potassium iodide, § ss, and 3 ii every two to four hours as the 
case indicated. I left the case resting very easily, and in a few 
days she was all over the disease, but she was lame from an in¬ 
jury she received during her struggles, and the Doctor reported 
to me a few days ago that she was doing very nicely, and he 
thought would be all ready for her regular work in a few days. 
Case No. 2 .—Gray gelding, about 1400 pounds, used on a 
candy peddling wagon, owned in Lansingburgh, N. Y. He 
was driven to Mechaniesville, a distance of about live miles, 
and went down in the street. Dr. J. Dee Shorey, the local vet¬ 
erinarian, was called, and he explained to the driver the serious 
nature of the disease and advised him to call me in the case, as 
he (Dr. Shorey) had just lost three cases of the same kind, and 
he had the help of the best veterinarian in the city of Troy and 
Albany, N. Y. So by Dr. Shorey’s advice I was called to Me- 
chanicsville, Saratoga Co., N. Y., Dec. 1, 1899. I had just left 
my other Corinth case, and arrived in Mechaniesville at 8 p.m. 
I found the above described case down and could not get up, 
and was in great pain. The Doctor had drawn the urine, and 
had placed hot packs to the loins. I gave at once potassium 
iodide, 5 ss, and gave 3 i doses every hour until midnight, at 
which time I left; the animal resting very quietly. The next 
morning at 9.30 he got upon his feet and ate a good big bran 
mash, and got up and down as he wished until Monday morn- 
