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RUPTURE OF A BLOODVESSEL IN THE STOMACH 
OF A COW. 
By Wm. Banister, F.S., Battle . 
Dear Sir, — I f you deem the following case worthy of insertion 
in your valuable Periodical, it is at your service. 
On January 20th I had a message to attend a cow, the property 
of a little farmer in this locality, which had eaten nothing the day 
previous to my arrival. On inspection I found the bowels working 
natural and well, her eye bright, nose moist, respiration tranquil, 
pulse 50, and general appearance good. Rumination had ceased. 
I considered it an affection of the digestive apparatus, and treated 
it accordingly. 
21s?. — Medicine operating briskly on the bowels, no apparent 
pain, no appetite, and pulse a little increased : ordered one gallon 
of gruel three times a-day. 
22c?. — Much weaker, rumen distended, and an expression of 
pain was evinced on being moved : gave 6 drachms of ammonia in 
combination with vegetable tonics, and tried her with every thing 
available at that season of the year in the shape of food, to no purpose. 
23c?. — No better, pulse more feeble, moans much more than 
yesterday : gave one pint of oil, with one ounce of ammonia. I now 
felt, assured that it was an affection of the third stomach, but of 
what nature I could not exactly understand, as she shewed no 
symptoms of fever, and her bowels continued to work well. 
24 th to 27?A. — Kept sinking, notwithstanding all efforts to save 
her. Having informed the owner of the improbability or impos- 
sibility of her recovery, as she was then unable to rise, he made 
up his mind to destroy her, to avoid further expense and trouble, 
but he, not being an adept with either the gun or knife, found 
considerable difficulty in doing so. After trying the poleaxe for 
some time without effect, he put her head in a pail of water, and 
thus terminated her miseries. 
On the following day I went and examined her. The thorax pre- 
sented a perfectly healthy appearance ; the peritoneum and exter- 
nal coat of the stomachs and bowels exhibited the same ; the rumen 
was very much distended, without the least tinge of inflammatory 
action. On opening the maniplus I found nearly two quarts of 
coagulated blood ; almost every fold contained a portion. Had I 
suspected this, I might have been more careful in dissecting 
the stomach from the rest, and perhaps have found the ruptured 
vessel. The stomach seemed so obstructed that I do not think a 
