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dog had slipped in and eaten some of this poisonous food. I im- 
mediately gave the animal an emetic, which operated profusely, 
and sent the coachman home to see if our suspicions were right. 
He soon returned, with the information that the cook had seen the 
dog go into the cellar, but had not thought of the poison at the 
moment ; and non*, upon going to see, they found that every piece 
of meat was gone. 
Being now convinced of the cause of these fits of pain, as soon 
as the vomiting ceased 1 took of liquor ferri oxydati hydrati Jjjj, 
and administered half a table -spoonful to the animal every five 
minutes, until the violence of the symptoms abated. In about two 
hours the dog became quieter, and I then gave the medicine at 
longer intervals ; and in another two hours he laid himself down 
to sleep, and slept until the following morning. 
On the second day my patient appeared to be very weak and 
rather feverish : I gave a decoction of linseed, and towards evening 
these symptoms disappeared, and the animal began to shew some 
appetite. I let him have some raw beef ; and on the third day he 
was sent home quite well and lively. 
Magazin fur die Gesammte Thierheilkunde , vol. x, No. 3, 1844. 
A CASE OF PSEUDO-MEMBRANOUS ENTERITIS 
IN AN OX. 
By M. Moreau, Jun. 
On the 18th of August 1842, I was called on to examine a 
fat ox, of a sanguine temperament and large size, at a farm at 
Audeloncourt. 
During two days it appeared very much out of order, unwilling 
to move, eating but little, and not ruminating at all. 
It was remarkably fat : the countenance indicated both ex- 
haustion and stupor — its skin was dry, adherent, and, when 
pressed upon, it issued a sound much resembling that of paper : 
its external heat was more than natural — its hair projected — its 
eyes were hollow, and discharging considerable fluid — its mouth 
was hot — the mucous membranes red and injected — the pulse 
small, quick, and hard — the beatings of the heart strong and rapid 
• — the muzzle was dry — the sides of the nose were strongly con- 
tracted, rendering the face curiously drawn in — the respiration was 
accelerated, the respiratory sound extending through the whole 
