24O ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



sleep appears to do the animal a great deal of good, for it will 

 awaken, to make a rapid recovery. 



"The foregoing manifestations, together with others, not 

 perhaps so perceptible, will be observed to a greater or less ex- 

 tent in every pure case of this disease. 



TREATMENT. 



'' Before describing the manner of applying the pack I would 

 like to say a few words as to how I came to adopt this form of 

 treatment. In short, some time ago I was called upon to visit 

 a cow attacked with some unknown disease (unknown to the 

 owner.) I was not long in determining that I had a case of 

 parturient appoplexy to deal with, but in passing my hand over 

 the animal's body, during my examination, I observed it to be 

 bedewed with moisture, which I thought was water, it being a 

 wet day, and asked the owner how he came to leave so sick a 

 cow out in the rain; to which he replied that "she had not been 

 out in the rain, but had been in the stable where I was then ex- 

 amining her, since she was first taken." I must admit I was 

 somewhat astonished, but a closer examination revealed that 

 the moisture was szveat from the skin, and not rain-water. This 

 most unusual occurrence caused me to reflect before proceeding 

 with my usual treatment, but soon concluded that nature was 

 doing all she could to throw off, as it were, the disease, and did 

 not feel disposed to interfere, with any of my own medica- 

 ments, but rather tried to help nature in her effort, by placing 

 plenty of dry straw around the cow, and a light, warm blanket 

 over her, and after attending to some of her more immediate 

 wants, it being late at night, I left her, not before, however, 

 telling the owner to come for me if she showed any evidence of 

 not progressing favorably, and explained to him why I did not 

 there and then give the cow some medicine. The next morning 

 she was much better, and in the afternoon was able to walk 

 about, although paralyzed and unable to rise the night before. 

 With careful feeding she made an excellent recovery. This 

 case and others have made a very strong impression on me 



