A NEW TREATMENT FOR AZOTURIA IN THE HORSE. 
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6 o clock p. M. I could not go then, but gave the owner some 
old line treatment and instructed him to let me know if no bet¬ 
ter in a few hours. I was called out to see the animal between 
9 and io o’clock p. M., and found it able to rise with some help, 
but it would not stand long. The owner said it was getting 
worse fast. From my past experience I decided there was very 
little hope for it. I drew the urine and gave four drachms of 
pot. iodide in about eight ounces of water as a drench. In 
about fifteen to twenty minutes that distressing appearance, 
common to all bad cases, disappeared. I left four drachms more 
of pot. iodide, with instructions to give it about 4 a. m. if worse. 
The animal was better, so the dose was not given until 7 a. m. 
From that time the animal made rapid progress, and in two or 
three days it was at work again. 
The next case was a fine horse in the feed stable here, being 
prepared for market. It took azoturia while it was being exer¬ 
cised about town. I was called as soon as it was noticed. It 
showed very distressing symptoms. I immediately gave four 
drachms of pot. iodide in eight ounces of water as a drench, 
and drew the urine. In fifteen minutes the animal began to 
get easy. In four hours I repeated the dose. In twelve* hours 
it was hard to tell that the horse had been sick. 
The third case had been ridden about one and a quarter 
miles after the first symptoms appeared, and I did not see it for 
about two hours after it first took sick. I gave four drachms 
of pot. iodide. The horse began to get easy in fifteen to twenty 
minutes. I had the dose repeated in two hours. The next day 
the horse was taken home. All of these cases made very rapid 
recoveries. 
Now, three cases are not enough to prove the treatment a 
specific, but with such results as I had, compared with ordinary 
treatment, proves to me that there is something in it. And as I 
do not have many cases of this in a year I report it so that 
others can try it, and I hope every one who does so will report 
either to the Review or to me, so that we can compare notes 
and if it is a success, perfect the treatment. 
