THE EDINBURGH VETERINARY COLLEGE. 
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Disease. 
Disease brought forward 
Spavin, with Lameness 
Skin, Diseases of 
Spine, Injury of 
Sprains of Tendons, &c 
Tetanus 
Teeth, Diseases of 
Tumours 
Tympanitis 
Weed 
Wounds and Bruises, except 
in Feet 
Number of Casks. 
Horses. Neat Cattle. Dugs. 
169 23 4 
7 
12 ... 2 
1 
20 
1 
4 
2 
Deaths. 
Horses. Neat Cattle. Dugs 
5 13 1 
19 ... 
240 24 6 7 
13 
1 
General Abstract. 
Cases among Horses 
Deaths 
among Horses 7 
„ Neat Cattle 
24 
Neat Cattle.. 13 
» Dogs 
.... 6 
Dogs 1 
„ Total number .... 
... 270 
Deaths 21 
The number of cases of staggers among horsfes has been consi- 
derable during July. The nature of the disease, as indicated by its 
symptoms and course, has been in every essential respect the same 
as that which was noticed as prevailing extensively last month. 
Although accounts have been forwarded to us of the appearance of 
a similar affection amongst neat cattle, only one case of this kind 
in a cow has come under treatment here. 
The animal alluded to belonged to a diary keeper in the vicinity 
of the College, and assistance was applied for on the 8th July. The 
owner, who had previously lost several cattle from pleuro-pneu- 
monia, was afraid that the case in question was one of the same 
kind. The cow was a valuable one of the Ayrshire breed, rather 
aged, but in good condition, and before being seen by us had been 
oft’ her meat two days: she had got a quantity of purgative medicine, 
and the bowels were, consequently, rather lax than otherwise : 
there was great stupor, and unless roused or made to move, she was 
apparently blind ; when lying down she moaned loudly ; if made 
to walk, she reeled about, and on coming in contact with any object 
would stand with the head firmly fixed against it. The pulse was 
55, and almost imperceptible : the breathing was neither laborious 
nor accelerated ; the secretion of milk was much lessened, and the 
udder on one side was hard and inflamed; rumination was suspended ; 
the extremities, horns, and ears were cold, but the nose was rather 
moist. 
