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HYDROPHOBIA IN A COW. 
only slightly lame, and was worked as usual for several days 
without any apparent inconvenience. He at last became 
suddenly very lame, from (as it was thought) striking his toe 
against the ground. Mr. Swindell now commenced foment- 
ing and rubbing the affected limb with some oils he had by 
him, but without effect. Mr. Cox was therefore called in — 
this was a week from the time of our application being used, 
and seventeen days after the injury. 
Symptoms . — We could see where the blow had been given, 
as the hair was gone ; the skin, however, was entire. The 
seat of the injury was half-way between the patella and the 
hock-joints. There was not the slightest swelling, though 
the horse was now deadly lame. Pressure on the tibia occa- 
sioned acute pain, and he carried his leg. 
Diagnosis . — Mr. Cox was of opinion that the bone was 
fractured, but not displaced. Unfortunately, we could not 
make our employers think so. Cold lotions were therefore 
applied ; but, as we anticipated, without effect, for on the 21st, 
it was apparent to everyone that the thigh-bone was broken. 
At the earnes tdesire of Mr. Swindell, we set the limb ; but, as 
we had not the means at hand to sling him, he was turned into 
an uneven field, in which he got overthrown. There was 
now no alternative but to destroy him, which was accordingly 
done. 
On the 13th of August, Mr. Sheldon, of Wyaston, re- 
quested our attendance on a cow that was lame in the near 
hind leg. We could see nothing more than an abrasion on 
the front of the tibia. It would seem Mr. Sheldon had per- 
ceived this, and had been rubbing with something for 
upwards of a week. It was our opinion that the bone was 
fractured, and so it proved ; separation of the ends of the 
bone took place in a fortnight ; afterwards, we set the limb, 
and the cow is at present doing well. 
We have attended many cases of fractures in cattle, and 
they get well in the majority of instances ; in some of them, 
afterwards, an ordinary observer would not tell the animal 
had had a fractured limb. Mr. Cox tells me, he has attended 
two horses with broken legs, and that they are in w r ork now r , 
unless dead recently. 
HYDROPHOBIA IN A COW. 
By Geo. Lewis, M.R.C.Y.S., Monmouth. 
Dear Sir, — On the 13th inst., I was requested to see a 
cow', the property of an extensive farmer near this towm. 
