ABSCESS IN THE ABDOMEN OF A COW. 
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21 st . — The illness of yesterday was an attack of indigestion. 
He is again going on in a favourable manner — his appetite is 
improving, and his ears and extremities are becoming more of a 
natural warmth. 
28th . — Doing well. Reduce the doses of tonic medicine. 
31s£. — Well. Medicine discontinued. 
Sept. 29, 1843, f was sent for to a cow seven weeks from 
calving. She was similarly affected to those which we have de- 
scribed, excepting that she made more noise in breathing, and 
her flank heaved with greater force. I bled her twice, blistered 
her chest and throat severely, and gave her the mercury freely. 
In five days’ time she was discharged well, but weak. 
Oct. 22 she calved. The calf had been dead some time. 
I think I have now stated most of the symptoms as I met' with 
them. Perhaps you, Mr. Editor, or some of the contributors to 
your valuable periodical, will oblige me by stating your opinion as 
to the infection of this disease. I certainly do not think it in- 
fectious. All the cases I have stated were certainly similarly 
affected. The bulls were always kept from them, yet they had the 
disease as violently as any of them. The cows were running in the 
meadows, and only separated from some cows belonging to the 
next farm by a small rivulet. They had it not, nor do I hear of 
any being similarly affected in that immediate neighbourhood : 
as to Babworth, only one cow has been attacked, although at the 
time she was in a field with some others, and is now again with 
them. 
A CASE OF IMMENSE ABSCESS IN THE ABDOMEN 
OF A COW. 
By Mr. W. G. Taylor, V.S., Wentworth. 
As I am residing for a short time with Mr. G. Horsfield, of 
Wentworth, Yorkshire (and with whom, I think, you are per- 
sonally acquainted), for the purpose of seeing as much cattle 
practice as possible, perhaps you may think a case now and 
then not unworthy of insertion in your interesting periodical. The 
following is one of obstinate constipation in a six-year old cow, 
of the short-horn breed. Until the time of her being taken up, 
which is about three weeks since, she seemed to all appearance 
to be in good health, yielded her usual quantity of milk, fed well, 
and rumination was carried on regularly. 
