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and taken out of it a quantity of apparently unorganized 
fibrinous matter. There was now a large swelling around 
the left stifle-joint, and the cow appeared to suffer a great 
deal of pain. I ordered a fresh sheep-skin to be placed 
upon her loins, and for her to take — 
Magnes. Sulph., ^viij ; 
Sulphur., ^vi ; 
Potas. Nit., 
Pulv. Zingib., aa ^ss. 
in some thin gruel. 
The purgative operated mildly. The next day gave— 
Sulphur., Sj ; 
Pulv. Nux Vom., *5ss; 
Pulv. Gentian., |ss; 
Pulv. Zingib., Jij ; 
night and morning in a pint of ale. 
On calling the following day I found the cow dead. 
On making aj? ost-morteyn examination, a large quantity of 
effused lymph was found around the stifle-joint, and inter- 
mingled with the muscles of the thigh. There was also some 
inflammation of the left pleura, with a few adhesions. Un- 
derneath the lumbar vertebrae was a deposit, several inches 
in length, and about three in breadth, of partially degenerated 
fibrine. The omasum was filled with food, and its lining 
membrane was so softened that it could be very easily torn. 
The spinal marrow did not show any congestion, but it was 
rather softer than natural. There was no appearance of disease 
in either the liver, lungs, or kidneys. 
A CASE OF DIFFICULT PARTURITION IN 
A HEIFER. 
By C. Laycock, V.S., Hirst Courtney, near Selby. 
Although the following case did not terminate favorably, 
it is recorded, so that if blame attaches to any one, it may 
fall where due; and if a warning can be gathered, you 
may perhaps consider it worthy of insertion in the Ve- 
terinarian, 
On April the 1st I was called to a heifer which was in 
labour, the property of G* Davison, Esq., West Haddlesey, 
Selby, Yorkshire. I was told that “all four feet of the calf 
wanted to come together, 5 ’ no suspicion existing that there 
was more than one calf in the uterus. On examination I 
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