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same as in Case 1 . Stomachs and bowels healthy — kidneys much 
engorged — even the synovial secretion seemed to partake of the 
bilious character. 
Both animals had been lying at a straw-yard before calving. 
Their food since was hay, straw, and chaff. I do not suppose any 
treatment would or could have saved these animals. What can 
I suggest in case others are affected, or rather as a preventive ] 
You will perceive that I did not bleed. Do you think the extreme 
cold weather had any thing to do with it 1 
CASES OF DROPPING AFTER CALVING. 
By Mr. John Storry, Pickering, Yorkshire. 
On looking over my memorandum-book for my last year’s prac- 
tice, I find repeated instances of cows dropping after calving, and 
the treatment in every case having been successful, I thought that 
a paper on the subject, with a few of the worst cases, might not 
be uninteresting to some of your readers, notwithstanding the 
several valuable papers on the same subject that have appeared 
from time to time in your useful publication. 
On the 26th of April last I was sent for to attend a cow, be- 
longing to Mrs. Milner, of this town. It had calved on the pre- 
ceding day, and was in good condition, but not fat. She was 
laid on her side, with her head turned towards her shoulder, and 
in a state of great stupor, succeeded by violent agitations, and a 
wild stare bordering on delirium, with pulse almost imperceptible. 
Treatment. — Venesection, sulph. mag. 1 lb., croton tig. sem. 
pulv., pot. nit. & hyd. chlor. in quantities proportioned to the state 
of the disease. 
27 th . — She has come a little to her milk — the pulse is more 
perceptible, and in other respects somewhat better. Administered 
sedative medicines. The cow got up at six o’clock in the evening, 
and in a few days was completely restored. 
May 5th. — Mr. William Dobson, of this place, sent for me to 
attend his cow. She was in very high condition, and had calved 
on the preceding night. She was lying down — exceedingly rest- 
less — heaving laboriously at the flanks — had a wild stare, and 
sometimes endeavoured to rise, but could not. 
Treatment. — Venesection, and gave an aperient. A few hours 
after this the foetid gas in the stomach had so much increased as 
almost to produce suffocation. I then gave medicine to neutralize 
