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seemed to be very languid and depressed for some days before 

 and after the removal of these ; but as she fed pretty well, I 

 was not requested to prescribe for her. She had given milk 

 freely all the summer, but had not appeared so lively as she 

 ought to be ; she seemed as well as usual on the evening of the 

 3d of September. On the morning of the 4th her quantity of 

 milk was diminished. On examination I found her wet and 

 cold from the rain of the previous night, standing * all of a 

 heap;' head depressed and ears pendulous; mouth and nose 

 cold, breathing tranquil, the bowels costive, pulse 100, very 

 feeble but regular ; the mucous membranes slightly tinged yel- 

 low. Auscultation failed to detect the sounds of the heart, and 

 the palpitation was absent. I pronounced the case to be one 

 of pericarditis, and that exudation had taken place to some 

 extent, also that congestion of the liver existed, this being sec- 

 ondary, and owing to the feebleness of the circulation. 



" The treatment consisted in the administration of purgatives 

 and stimulants. Counter-irritants were also applied to the 

 sides, and as the case advanced tonics were given. But noth- 

 ing seemed to affect the pulse : it remained feeble throughout, 

 and it was only a few days before death that irregularity was 

 detected. 



"On Friday, September 18th, diarrhoea set in, and on the 

 21st, (Edematous swellings appeared in different parts of the 

 body, but more especially on the dewlap and fore parts. On 

 the 23d she dropped down and died without a struggle. 



" All throughout, this animal exhibited the same watchful state 

 as observed in Case I, and the appetite was very capricious in- 

 deed. One day she would feed pretty well, then again she 

 would not touch anything for days. The bowels were very ir- 

 regular, and on account of rumination being suspended, the food 

 passed through her in a half-masticated state. 



" The post-mortem, four hours after death, revealed general 

 anaemia of the subcutaneous and muscular tissues, these being 

 seemingly in a broken-down condition. The blood in the veins 

 was pale and thin. The abomasum, small intestines, and liver, 

 were congested ; but even here the blood was of the same 



