TUBERCULAR ABSCESS IN A STIRK . 
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thin, with other signs of want of vigour and health in her 
constitution. She had been fed upon turnips and straw, and 
some inferior quality of hay. 
The diagnosis, drawn from the symptoms and history of 
the case, was, that probably the animal was affected with 
some derangement of the digestive apparatus, as a con- 
sequence of the nature of her dietetics. 
Treatment. — Ordered the legs rubbed and bandaged ; the 
animal to be made comfortable as regards external circum- 
stances. Prescribed a cathartic combined with a diffusible 
stimulant, with gruel as much as the animal would take, 
and a small quantity of bran mash. 
On the second day, pulse the same ; extremities warm ; 
bowels unaffected ; tympanitis increased, more dyspnoea as a 
consequence; introduced the trochar, and the gas which 
escaped through the canula burnt brilliantly with a pure 
white flame on the application of a lighted taper to it. 
Ordered, Ol. Lini, Oj ; Sp. Arom. Amm., gj ; and the 
animal to be supported with gruel, as she had anorexia. 
On the third day , found that she was decidedly better ; 
bowels acted upon ; more genial w’ armth in the integument ; 
pulse less irritable, and fuller to the feel. 
Ordered small doses of Carb. Amm., Gentian, and Ginger, 
in combination, night and morning ; also removed the canula 
from the rumen. 
On the fourth day, the intestines had become torpid ; the 
avidity for food passed away ; pulse 90 ; altogether 
worse. 
Ordered 01. Lini, Oj ; c. Ol. Crot., tqxxx. 
On the fifth day, the bowels had again responded, but her 
pulse was feeble, breathing almost normal, and she had 
ceased to grunt ; otherwise, there was not much improvement. 
Repeated Carb. Amm. c. Gentian^ et Zinzib. ; and to be C) 
well supported by cooked and nutritious food. 
On the sixth day, found her bowels again confined, tym- 
panitis again returned, and other symptoms augmented ; 
reintroduced the canula, and secured it by passing tape 
around her body. 
Continue the same aliment, and gave Chloride of Sodium, 
giv, Gentian, and Ginger night and morning. 
On the seventh day, the bowels w r ere opened, and the animal 
collectively better. Medicine, &c. continued. 
On the morning of the eighth day, still better. In the 
evening, after plugging the canula, distension of the rumen 
returned, which was relieved in two hours by Ol. Tereb., gj ; 
Sp. Nit. .Ether., gj ; Sol. Alkalin/ gj ; Aquae, Oj ; adminis- 
tered in gruel. A 
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