ON RED- WATER IN CATTLE. 
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I shall briefly state the treatment of a few cases, with the results 
of that treatment, &c. 
Case I. — A cow was observed to refuse turnips, but would 
eat a little straw. In the course of the same day the urine was 
observed to be of a pink red colour. I exhibited Epsom salts ft>j, 
pulv. zingib. §ss. Constipation supervened. 
On the second day I exhibited sulph. mag. Jxxij, pulv. zingib. 
§ss. In ten hours half of the above dose, with treacle, gruel and 
linseed tea. She was back-racked daily. The dung was small 
in quantity, but there was no purging. 
Third day : I repeated the same treatment, with no better results. 
The cow remarkably weak, not even attempting to rise. I horned 
down gruel mixed with six eggs raw. 
Fourth day. The same treatment, with the addition, in the 
evening, of Ihj olei lini. 
Fifth day. Purging is now set up. Discharged a large quan- 
tity of thin black faeces. Cow never attempting to rise. Con- 
tinued the eggs with sem. lini and gruel, combined with aromatics, 
for about two weeks. I believe the owner gave many bottles of 
good tea. The cow got healthy in about six weeks, but lost the 
hoofs of both posterior extremities, and about five inches of the 
tail. Fed well for slaughtering, & c. This was the worst case I 
have seen recover. 
Case II. — We found considerable fever on the cow; urine almost 
black, and of a thickish consistence ; faeces thin and black. I exhi- 
bited §xxij ol. ricini, §j tinct. opii, 3ij ant. tart., 3ij sem. ani 
pulv., gruel two bottles. 
Second day. Fever almost gone. Exhibited nitrata potass. 3i, 
ant. tart. 3ij, sem. ani, pulv. 3ij, two bottles of gruel. 
Third day. Repetition of the above treatment, and for two days 
longer. Cow got quite well. The milk never left her. 
CASE III. — Cow extremely weak ; pulse high, above 80, inter- 
mittent and feeble. Exhibited a bottle of ol. ricini, Jj tinct. opii, 
salt of tartar ^ ss > pulv. zingib. 5 SS > an d three bottles of gruel. 
Ordered bottled porter. Second day gruel with one bottle of porter, 
ant. tart. 3ij, salt of tartar §ss. Got quite well, but weak for 
some time. 
Case IV. — Cow much farther gone than the others. Sub- 
jected to nearly same treatment, but had no effect. Continued to 
sink, and died in a few days. I have seen scarcely any case but 
might have recovered if taken in time and actively treated. 
The quantity of medicine here stated is applicable to full grown 
animals; of course, I mostly refer to cows. As regards other kinds 
of stock, such as calves, yearlings, &c., whatever difference of 
affection or size of the animal there may be, must be taken into 
