The farmers' medical dictionary for the diseases of animals / By Cuthbert W. Johnson, Esq. F.R.S.

  • Johnson, Cuthbert W. (Cuthbert William), 1799-1878.
Date:
1845
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Credit: The farmers' medical dictionary for the diseases of animals / By Cuthbert W. Johnson, Esq. F.R.S. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    BLADDER. fatally. Tlie animal experienced considerable pain upon pressure being applied to the region of the kidneys. The urine was small in quan- tity, and nearly as thick as blood; the pulse 90, and very hard. As the disease advanced, the urine became black and fetid. The animal all along exhibited symptoms of excruciating pain, until death terminated its sufferings. Post-mortem examination disclosed extensive inflammation of the peritonaeum. The abdo- minal cavity contained a large quantity of dark- coloured fetid fluid; the fat surrounding the kidneys, as well as the kidneys themselves, was in part gangrenous ; and the fat generally exhi- bited a yellow colour, as is usual in cases where death terminates inflammato. y diseases.” —Trans. High. Soc., vol. ix., p. 9. Red Water in Sheep—Water-braa^.—Bleed freely, and give the following drench :— Epsom salts, 2 ounces, Linseed oil, 1 ounce. Warm water, 4 ounces ;—mix for a dose. Half the above for a lamb. The belly should be well fomented with hot water. BLADDER. The diseases of the bladder in horses or in cattle can hardly be well treated but by an experienced veterinary surgeon, ca- pable of distinguishing the symptoms of In- flammation of the Bladder from Inflammation of the Neck of the Bladder. The best course to be adopted in inflammation of the neck of the bladder is very copious bleeding, with a dose of opening physic. (This may be com- posed of Barbadoes aloes, in powder, 6 to 8