326 The Farmer's Veterinary Adviser. 



once daily. A blister should be applied to tlie right flank 

 (mustard and oil of turpentine in cow or sow, mustard 

 alone for other animals). In case of prostration, we^ik 

 pulse, stupor, etc., a free use of wine, quinine, camphor 

 and general stimulants must be made, with antiseptics 

 (chlorate of potassa, carbohc acid, sulpho-carbolates or 

 bichromate of potassa). 



PAETUKiriON-FEVEE DJ COWS. MILK-FEVEB. PAETUEIENT 

 APOPLEXY. 



Causes. Plethora, costiveness and the susceptibility at- 

 tendant on parturition. It attacks mainly heavy milkers, 

 animals in full flesh that have been well fed just before 

 and after calving, and have been delivered easily with 

 little loss of blood or nervous expenditure. It is most 

 frequent in the hot season when the grass is most luxuri- 

 ant and nutritive, but may occur at any season in the best 

 class of cows. 



Symptoms. Dullness, languor, uneasy movements of 

 the hind Hmbs, a fuU, bounding pulse, red eyes, hot head 

 and horns ; soon the cow becomes weak on its limbs, un- 

 able to rise, lays the head back on the flank or dashes it 

 on the ground, breaking the horns if the surface is hard, 

 and struggles convulsively with its limbs. The surface 

 may now be bedewed with perspiration, the eyes red, 

 fixed or rolhng convulsively, the pupils dilated, the heat 

 of the head stfll greater and the pulse quicker and weakei\ 

 Sensation is completely lost, the skin may be pricked at 

 any point without the slightest response and the eyeball 

 touched without causing winking. Neither dung nor urine 

 is passed, the intestines and bladder being also the seat 

 of paralysis or torpor. 



In one form of the disease the heat of the head, delu-- 

 ium and violence may be almost entirely wanting, the 

 prominent symptoms being the fever, accelerated pulse 

 and breathmg, elevated temperature, loss of power over 

 the limbs, paralysis of sensation, inappetenco, torpor oi 



