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with brandy in half-pint doseSj to the extent of 10 to 12 pounds. 

 She was several times pierced with the trocar to relieve her from 

 gas by which she was distended. Aperient medicine was also 

 given. The symp corns of the malady began to abate in the 

 evening. Early next morning she was still lying, her pulse quite 

 feeble, and other appearances of languor. On being supplied 

 with a wine-glass full of brandy in some warm gruel, she raised 

 herself on her feet, and recovered. 



Pleuro-pneumG7iia. — During the 3'ear 1856^ pleuro-pneumonia 

 prevailed to some extent in the neighborhood, more especially 

 amongst the dairy cows about Leeds. Its first appearance in my 

 immediate vicinity was in the herd of my next neighbor, who 

 lost several, and sent others off immediately for slaughter — in all 

 16 to 18. Towards the close of July, and during the hot weather 

 of August, my own herd of cattle, more especially my milk cows, 

 vvere also attacked. I sent some few off which were in a forward 

 state of fatness; the return for these being small in proportion to 

 their value for milking, together with the unpleasant idea of 

 cending off animals at all ailing for slaughter, influenced me to 

 use every means for their restoration, and to give their treatment 

 my best attention. At first my treatment underwent various mo- 

 difications, and I lost two cows. Without describing the change, 

 1 proceed to supply particulars of the treatment I afterwards 

 adopted, and which I have since continued with little alteration. 



My feeders are strictly enjoined without loss of time to report 

 to me any appearance of ailment, a practice I strenuously recom- 

 mend to any one who concerns himself about the treatment of his 

 cattle when sick, more particularly as regards the disease of 

 which I am speaking, the chance of success in which depends es- 

 sentially on early application. 



The first appearance which arrests the feeder's attention, is loss 

 or partial loss of appetite. If, on examination, I detect any of 

 the symptoms which characterize pleuro, viz., cough, quickness 

 or deepness of respiration, loss of cud, and acceleration of pulse, 

 intermittent w^armth and chill ness of horns and feet, I proceed at 

 once to bleed till the pulse is sensibly affected : this requires 

 usually 5 or 6 quarts to be taken. I then give — 



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