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REMOVAL OF WORMS FROM THE STOMACH OF 
A COW. 
By Mr. J. H. SHENTON, Pendleton, Manchester. 
HAVING for a long time been an admiring reader of your in- 
valuable journal, and often finding very interesting cases con- 
tributed to it relating to domestic animals generally — being also in 
extensive cattle practice — I take the liberty of sending you the 
following case, which is one of rare occurrence in this neighbour- 
hood. If you think it worthy of insertion in The VETERINARIAN, 
it is at your service. On the 3d of July inst. I was called on to 
attend a valuable and favourite cow (a heavy milker) of a cross 
breed between the Devonshire and short-horn, belonging to that 
indefatigable and enterprising firm, the Messrs. Barton, of the New 
Hall, Pendleton, and who are allowed to have the best selected 
stock for milkers in this county. 
The cow in question had been off her feed for three or four days — 
she hung down her head and slouched her ears, if you will allow 
the term — was dull and sleepy, with staring coat rather hide bound 
— extremities cold — pulse low and weak — rumination partially im- 
peded — diminution of the secretion of milk to a very great extent — 
and, occasionally, symptoms that are observed in cases of flatulent 
colic. 
From the combined symptoms, I was of opinion that the cow had 
worms in her intestines that had brought on the above symptoms. 
I accordingly administered a saline diuretic, and an anthelmintic 
combined with a vegetable cathartic. I ordered the cow to be 
covered with a blanket, to be kept in the house, and to have bran 
mashes and warm water. 
In about nine hours after the administration of the medicine 
she passed a tape-worm of an enormous length ; but before it could 
be got from her she trod on it with her hind feet and crushed it to 
pieces. However, I measured the length of it, which I have pre- 
served, and found it be ten feet and three inches long, three- 
quarters of an inch wide, and one-eighth of an inch from joint to 
joint, and in that short length there are 984 joints. 
July 4tth . — She is a little better to-day. The medicine has 
gently acted on her bowels — the fseces very coarse, rough, and 
spongy — she looks brisker, has taken food sparingly — milk about 
the same as yesterday, but the pulse more natural. A little oatmeal 
gruel was prepared, with bran mashes, and at night a saline diuretic 
was administered, combined with tonics, vegetable and mineral. 
