620 PLEURO-PNEUMON1A IN COWS. 
quietly approached one cow and observed its symptoms. The 
pulse was 84, thin, and very weak ; respiration 24, and rather 
laboured. On auscultating the chest, I could distinctly hear the 
mucous rale in almost every part of it. The coat was rough. 
She, of course, had no milk nor appetite ; nor did she ruminate. 
The faeces were pultaceous, and rather slimy ; urine scanty and 
deep -coloured ; visible mucous membranes a little injected; 
ears, nose, and legs warm. The animal did not seem disposed 
to rise : she was compelled to get up and walk about ; she 
walked with some difficulty, with a roached back. 
The next beast presented similar appearances; if any differ- 
ence, she was rather worse looking than the former. 
The third was a degree worse still ; but the symptoms did 
not say much. 
The fourth cow looked more lively, was up and eating grass. 
Pulse and respiratory organs not so much affected as either of 
the above cases. 
The fifth cow (which, by the way, I was not required to look 
at) I saw out of curiosity. A more miserable looking animal I 
never beheld! She had much the appearance of a glandered 
horse in its last stage. The beast died in the course of a few 
hours, and was buried. 
The owner of these cows is a very respectable and intelligent 
man. He is a dealer in cattle, and regularly attends the fairs, 
and therefore has an opportunity of culling a little from every 
flower, and, with the aid of Clater’s “ Every Man his Own 
Cattle Doctor,” may be termed a very good quack. The treat- 
ment adopted by this person consisted of bleeding and “physic;” 
after which small doses of ant. pot. tart. — hyd. chlor., &c. &c. 
were given ; but he did not succeed very well. I apprehend 
he reduced the system too much. 
I felt rather reluctant to prescribe for these poor brutes, 
although I saw a chance of saving one or two if properly at- 
tended. However, I gave the owner as many hints as were 
consistent under the circumstances, and left him. It only re- 
mains for me to state, that in a few days three out of the four 
died, one was saved, making a total loss of twenty cows in a 
few weeks. Farmers in the same and other parts of the county 
lost a great number of cows about that time. 
The same month I went to see a cow in the co. Kilkenny, 
which was labouring under the above affection. This cow had 
been unwell for some days, was a good milker, and was four 
years old. 
Symptoms . — Pulse 78, and full of tone ; respiration 36 ; she 
grunted and moaned a little; cough very bad; no milk; rumi- 
nation had ceased ; wiry coat ; no appetite ; fseces natural ; 
