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A CASE OF POLYPUS IN THE HEART OF A QUEY 
CALF. 
By Mr. John Kay, V.S., Pontefract, Yorkshire. 
Having been a reader of your valuable Periodical for a great 
number of years, I beg leave to transmit a small contribution — 
a mite of gratitude — for insertion in its pages. It will not be 
uninteresting to many of your numerous readers. 
I was requested to look at a valuable quey calf, thirteen months 
old, on the morning of the 8th August last, the property of Mr. 
William Kitchen, of this place, and which had previously been 
under the management of a cowleech in the neighbourhood. 
On examination, I found that the pulse beat 70 per minute, and 
full and bounding, but rather irregular — the temperature of the 
extremities varied — the respiration was accelerated — the appetite 
impaired, and the bowels constipated. 
Being rather sceptical as to the nature of the case from the 
above symptoms, I could not at once arrive at a correct diag- 
nosis of its character ; however, I immediately abstracted three 
pounds of blood from the jugular vein, inserted a seton on 
each side of the chest, and administered a laxative drench, 
mixed with some linseed tea. 
3 p.m. — The symptoms are somewhat relieved ; the pulse 60, 
but still irregular; the respiration rather tranquil. No more 
medicine was given ; but some linseed gruel. 
9th, 10 a.m. — The bowels are relaxed ; the pulse 52 ; appetite 
improved ; taking her gruel with avidity, and, on the whole, seem- 
ingly much better. 
19th. — This morning the symptoms indicated a change in the 
appearance of the disease ; the bowels still regular ; appetite not 
so good ; pulse quick and intermittent. As the animal was evi- 
dently worse, I made a more careful diagnosis of the case, and 
arrived at the conclusion, from the irregularity of the circulatory 
system, that something abnormal must exist in the fountain head 
of circulation. Accordingly the treatment was altered : I admi- 
nistered stimulants combined with tonic medicine, and ordered 
nutritious diet to be given. 
11th. — To-day the appearances of the disease are more charac- 
teristic of a morbid state in the heart’s action ; the pulse very 
feeble and irregular ; great prostration of strength, with a partial 
paralysis of the hind extremities, &c. Still continue to give medi- 
cine as before. This treatment was continued every eight hours 
until the 10th, when rapid strides were made towards approach- 
