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PULMONARY APOPLEXY IN A COW. 
The messenger informed me that the cow had partaken 
of her food at noon, and at four o'clock had also eaten her 
boiled hay, &c., which is usually given to milch beasts in 
this part of the country, and that about five o’clock, she 
became suddenly ill, and gave little or no milk. 
Symptoms . — The breathing is much accelerated and sono- 
rous ; and a great quantity of saliva flows from the mouth. 
The tongue is hot and enlarged; pulse 120; eyelids swollen 
enormously, completely closing the eyes, accompanied with 
great lachrymal secretion ; the throat, neck, chest, legs, 
vulva, anus, much swollen, and congested ; the stomach dis- 
tended with gas (presenting the appearance of Hoove); the 
muscles of the spinal cord rigid; she continually tramples 
vrith her hind feet, evincing much abdominal pain ; the 
evacuations are profuse and watery. 
Treatment . — I immediately resorted to venesection. The 
blood came at first in a dark jelly-like mass, requiring con- 
siderable pressure to cause it to escape from the vein. 
Afterwards it flowed more rapidly, and was thinner and 
brighter in colour. I next administered a powerful sti- 
mulant, composed of ^Eth. Sulph. Rect., cum Spt. ^Eth. 
Nit., &c. in Aqua. Ordered the cow to be kept from food 
or water, and to be moderately clothed. 
10 p.m. — On visiting my patient I found her much im- 
proved. The breathing is more composed ; the muscles of 
the spine are less rigid ; the swellings of the throat, neck, and 
chest, are much reduced, and that of the eyelids also. There 
is but little lachrymal secretion, although the eyes are still 
dull. Salivary discharge has ceased. Pulse is 92, and the 
animal shows no pain. Ordered her a bran mash. 
17th, 8 a.m. — Patient much better. Pulse 60 per minute; 
breathing tranquil. The tumefaction of the parts before 
mentioned has entirely disappeared. She has partaken of a 
mash, and appears eager for more. She has also given about 
half her usual quantity of milk. Ordered her a tonic draught. 
Allow bran mashes and hay, ad libitum ; and repeat the same 
on the morrow. 
19th, 6 p.m. — The cow is perfectly recovered. The 
appetite has returned, and she gives her usual quantity of 
milk. 
The animal subsequently went on well. 
Remarks . — The above disease is very prevalent in this part 
of the country. It attacks beasts irrespective of age, sex, or 
mode of living, and is called by the provincial name of hawks. 
Its attack is so sudden, that death often ensues in an hour. I 
have never known a single case of recovery, where bleeding 
