283 
CASES or CATTLE PRACTICE. 
On pressing upon the stomach — the rumen — on the left flank, I 
found it very hard and tense, but no flatus. The pressure was ac- 
companied by a grunt or moan ; the extremities were cold, and the 
bowels “ rather” costive. She had not cudded during several days. 
I administered magnes. sulph. Ibi, farina croton 3ss, pulv. zingib. 
Ji, pulv. anisi Jii in three pints of strong decoction of camomile — 
injected enemas very frequently — backraked — stimulated and ban- 
daged her legs — clothed her warm — and allowed her nothing but 
thin gruel. 
19 th . — Bowels opened — pulse the same — countenance still de- 
jected — mouth clammy — extremities cold — rumen still hard and 
tender on pressure. Repeat medicine— stimulate legs, &c. She 
takes nothing to eat, and refuses gruel : ordered gruel to be horned 
into her occasionally. 
2(M. — Purging briskly, but no abatement in symptoms — she 
staggers in her gait — the rumen still hard as before. Gave no 
medicine, but ordered plenty of gruel to be horned into her. 
21s£ — She purges still, and there is very little faecal matter in 
the evacuations ; the countenance very anxious ; she grinds her 
teeth, and appears much worse. Pulse scarcely perceptible ; ru- 
men distended as usual. 
As a last resource, I determined to try what I could do for her 
with the stomach-pump. I commenced operations by injecting 
three quarts of thin gruel with a handful of table-salt, taking care 
that the tube was in the rumen, so that I could distinctly feel 
what I judged to be the contents: very hard, but, by gradual pres- 
sure, I made the pipe penetrate the substance. This being done, I 
left her for about four hours, when I again injected gruel, and a 
strong solution of aloes with ginger. 
I left her again for about eight hours, and, there being no ap- 
parent remission of symptoms, I injected about four quarts of warm 
water, when she w r as left for the night. 
22 d . — She was very restless during the night. I fancied the ru- 
men felt softer, and the pulse stronger and firmer. I gave her by the 
pump farinse croton 3ss, pulv zingiberis Jj, in four quarts of thin 
gruel. She was walked out for about ten minutes, and appeared 
very weak. 1 had her well hand-rubbed, and stimulated the extre- 
mities again. I followed all up with the use of the pump until the 
succeeding morning, when I found her purging briskly, with plenty 
of indigested hay, &c. in the evacuations. The rumen softer on 
pressure, but very sore. I gave her fever medicine, and occa- 
sionally a tonic. She continued gradually to improve until the 
29th, when I last saw her. Since then I hear that she has almost 
returned to her quantity of milk. 
1 never before used the pump in a case like the present one ; 
