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time unaware of the attempts made to rouse him, but at last 
suddenly lifted his head, looked round wildly, and made several 
vain efforts to rise, but was only able to gain his fore feet ; he 
then, as before, involuntarily threw himself back again upon the 
ground with great force. He was suffered to remain thus for 
some time, when he was again roused, which had the effect of 
making him rise to his feet : after doing this, he reeled to and fro, 
but eventually was able to reach the loose box, where he again soon 
prostrated himself, in which condition he was allowed to remain a 
considerable time. Medicine was administered while he was lying 
on the ground ; cold applications were made to the head, and 
other proper means of relief resorted to. Considerable remission 
of the symptoms took place during the afternoon, and the animal 
was able to stand and walk more steadily : still there remained a 
drowsy expression of countenance. The person who brought him 
stated he had a similar attack some months before, but since that 
time to the present he had been in good health, though of late a 
degree of constipation of the bowels was observed. The horse was 
kept a few days under treatment, during which a gradual mitigation 
of the symptoms took place. 
The day but one following that on which the above case oc- 
curred, another horse was brought in affected with staggers. There 
was a reeling or swinging motion of the body while walking, and 
when standing a great degree of drowsiness, or rather stupor, came 
on. The pulse was slow and full — the breathing natural — the 
head drooping ; there was also constipation of the bowels. Copi- 
ous blood-letting was employed, which acted speedily in relieving 
the symptoms : other needful remedial and medicinal means were 
adopted, and the animal recovered in about twenty-four hours. 
The case of puerperal fever occurred in a fine short-horned 
cow. We were requested to see her on the 11th of August, about 
ten o’clock, A. M., and found she had calved early on the morning 
of the previous day, but appeared unwell soon afterwards, and by 
the time we saw her had been down about twenty hours. The 
symptoms were, quick breathing, and moaning — small quick pulse 
— great restlessness — pain on pressing the abdomen — obstinate con- 
stipation — ears, horns, and extremities of variable temperature — 
suppression of milk, and inability to raise the hind parts. Blood- 
letting was had recourse to before we were called in ; powerful 
purgatives were therefore given ; fomentations applied to the ab- 
domen, &c. The owner, however, got impatient during the after- 
noon, and the cow being fat he had her slaughtered, although there 
was every probability she would have recovered, if the owner 
w r ould have permitted another day’s treatment. 
The case of rupture of the rectum occurred August 20lh. The 
