. The horse : its varieties and management in health and disease. Chronic Albuminuria. stretched before and behind. Death arises from diseaseof the kidneys. Treatment.—In the acute form aperients, as No. 3, withenemas. Remove the urine by means of the catheter atintervals. Poultices to surfaces blistered with cantharides Diseases of the Urinary Organs. 215 to promote suppuration. If stranguary continues, let thecatheter remain, and give anti-spasmodic injections, asopium or belladonna; also give a draught by the acute signs have passed, tonics may suitably fol-low. Tannic acid is us
. The horse : its varieties and management in health and disease. Chronic Albuminuria. stretched before and behind. Death arises from diseaseof the kidneys. Treatment.—In the acute form aperients, as No. 3, withenemas. Remove the urine by means of the catheter atintervals. Poultices to surfaces blistered with cantharides Diseases of the Urinary Organs. 215 to promote suppuration. If stranguary continues, let thecatheter remain, and give anti-spasmodic injections, asopium or belladonna; also give a draught by the acute signs have passed, tonics may suitably fol-low. Tannic acid is useful for arresting the flow of albu-men. Nephritis—Inflammation of the Kidneys.—Thisdiseasearises from similar causes, as already given, and is knownby the great amount of acute disturbance, colicky pains,great thirst, hot mouth, stiffness and arched back, painfulurination, a small quantity only being voided, which con-tains albumen. One kidney only may be affected, whenthe leg of that side sometimes exhibits signs of Nephritis. If the urine is retained blood poisoning follows, the fasces,skin, and breath giving off the odour of urine. Treatment.—If the bowels are costive, give an olea-ginous aperient, No. 1 or 2. Febrifuge drench, No. 3,should follow in about two hours, and continued two orthree times daily. A stronger remedy will be found ini-drm. doses of opium in a £-pint of mucilage, and allowthe latter for drink if the animal is thirsty. H/Ematuria, or Blood in the Urine, may arise afterany of the preceding diseases, or injuries caused bysprains of the loins, &c, and is accompanied by most ofthe signs of nephritis, the distinguishing proof being thepresence of blood. 216 Diseases of the Urinary Organs. Treatment.—Injections of cold water; astringents, or 8, internally; or substitute tincture of iron, tannicacid, chloralum, &c. Subcutaneous injections, Nos. 6or 8. Cystitis—Inflammation of the Bladder, may arisefrom causes connected with the pr
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