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Excerpt from The Horse, Vol. 3: Its Treatment in Health and Disease, With a Complete Guide to Breeding, Training and Management When first examined, Professor Morton says the pulse was found to be thirty-two in a minute, tone feeble, a peculiarly anxious countenance was Observed, and a looking from time to time to the loins, with an ex pression indicative of pain. The appetite was impaired and capricious, although there was but little loss Of esh. On walking the animal out of the stable, considerable languor and listlessness were evinced, and the slightest exertion produced great fatigue. On his being returned to the stable he immediately placed himself in the position to urinate, and, after making several ineffectual attempts, a few ounces of urine were voided, having a very peculiar smell, and being somewhat viscid. In this case the urine had a light amber colour, and was clear. It gave an acid reaction to test-paper, and its specific gravity was It did not contain albumen, but when examined microscopically was found to contain a large amount of oxalate of lime, in the form of bright octahedral crystals. The presence Of oxalic acid in the urine is believed to arise out of some defect in the digestion and assimilation Of the food. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.