The modern horse doctor. Treating on disease and lameness in horses (1883) (14586801969)

Identifier: modernhorsedocto02dadd (find matches)
Title: The modern horse doctor. Treating on disease and lameness in horses
Year: 1883 (1880s)
Authors: Dadd, George H., b. 1813. (from old catalog)
Subjects: Horses
Publisher: New York, O. Judd company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress



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ION OF CUT. —MALE ORGANS. i Posterior vena cava. 2 Posterior aorta. 3 Sxipra renal capsules. 4 Kidneys. 5. fjreters. 6. Bladder. 7. The bladder laid open to show its mucoas coat. 8. Vesicate seminales, or seed receptacles. 9. Prostate glands. 10. Vasa deferentia; these transmit the semen to its receptacles. 11. Epididymis. 12. Testicle. 13. Tunica vaginalis, or covering of the testicle. 14. Spermatic arteries and veins. 15. Corpora cavernosa, or body of the penis. 16. Urethra. 17. Glans penis, or head. 18. Orifice of the urethra. 19. External tunic of the penis. DISEASES OF THE URINARY ORGANS. INFLAMMATION OF THE KIDNEYS. — (Nephritis. In the horse the kidneys are considered the great emunctories,their office being to carry off a large amount of superfluous ex-crementitious fluid. If any one will examine the urine of ananimal that is allowed an unlimited quantity of hay and grain, hewill find the urine thick, ropy, and of a bad odor. This is most Tfifc. ilODEIiS HOUSii DOCTOR. iOS
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Y0v\A\S^ MALE ORGANS OE GENERATION. 110 THE MODERN HORSE DOCTOR. likely, however, to happen when the animal is not regularlyworked. It is very natural to suppose that urine of this kind,abounding in morbific materials, should irritate the membranealining the urinary organs, and result in a high grade of inflamma-tory action. Yet the disease may arise from other causes. Wehave known it produced by repeated doses of gin and saleratus,and spirits of turpentine; but generally, these agents involve theureters and bladder in the inflammatory diathesis. It has gen-erally been considered that the disease is often brought about byover-exertion, either in drawing heavy loads, or in holding back(shaft horses) on going down hill; in fact, immoderate work ofany kind might result in a disease of this character. Symptoms. — A constant desire to void urine, although onlypassed in small quantities, high colored, and sometimes tingedwith blood, though more generally quite natural. There is usu-ally a