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A CASE OF INTERNAL HAEMORRHAGE IN A COW, 
PROCEEDING FROM EXTERNAL VIOLENCE. 
By Mr. G. Gooke, Edwinston , Nots. 
An Alderney cow, in calf, the property of the Countess of Scar- 
borough, and which was suffering from severe lameness in the 
stifle joint, was run at by another cow, knocked down, and dragged 
upon the ground some distance by the horns of her adversary, 
without, however, penetrating the skin, although grazing it 
severely. 
Ten minutes after this the carman came and told me that she 
was swelling to an enormous size underneath her belly. I imme- 
diately attended, and pronounced it to be a rupture of the abdo- 
minal or milk- vein. The symptoms were, anxious countenance — 
increased respiration — horns and ears alternately hot and cold — 
legs warm — pulse hard, full, and quick. 
The treatment which I adopted was as follows: — Venesection 
to syncope, an aperient drink, which in due time acted well — diet 
opening and of easy digestion — medicine and food changed as the 
symptoms required. Trusses were passed round the body, which 
acted in a three-fold manner, namely, by keeping the animal warm, 
being a support to the pendulous mass, and a vehicle for fomen- 
tations being applied, which were kept up constantly for a week. 
Cloths dipped in hot water were placed upon the loins and then 
pressed by the hands, by means of which the water trickled down 
the mass, thereby taking a large surface. 
I consider that fomentations have a more beneficial effect by 
having plenty of water in the cloths, and not squeezed out. 
The cow had considerable fever with increased respiration for 
some days, which I reduced by means of febrifuge and sedative 
medicines. 
The swelling was considerably less five days after the accident ; 
but, on the eighth day it was larger than ever, and very painful. 
I therefore plunged a very small penknife into it, in preference to a 
lancet, and a considerable quantity of serous fluid escaped. After 
this I enlarged the opening sufficiently for the introduction of my 
hand, and drew forth a handful of coagulated blood. The quantity 
of serous fluid was now very much increased, and would have 
filled a half-peck measure. 
I then closed the orifice with metallic setons, leaving a small 
opening, through which I applied my dressing daily, by means of 
tow wrapped round the end of a long whalebone probe, and dipped 
into warm ung. tereb. with hellebore. By means of this I was 
enabled to touch the wound at every part, after which I was very 
