A CASE OF PUERPERAL FEVER. 
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make any remarks on the attack made by the Edinburgh Pupil, 
as I might receive the like insult from some other quarter, being, 
with Mr. F., “ a London-taught veterinarian .” 
The object in my contributions is, not to fill your pages with 
strife and jealousy, but, if possible, to add my mite for the im- 
provement of our profession. It is stated in the sacred volume 
that, “ a house divided against itself cannot stand and to a 
certainty that would be the termination of The Veterinarian, 
was it not for the wish at heart our worthy Editors have for the 
cause; thereby interfering and compelling the parties to dis- 
continue their course. Would to God that this bad spirit would 
cease, and that all would go hand in hand ; our cause would then 
prosper, and every person would contribute cheerfully. 
But to the point. Mr. Rothwell, of Wilton Street, North- 
wich, had a young cow, high in condition, that calved on the 
12th of this month. On the 15th he gave her a tolerable quan- 
tity of grains. On the evening of the 16th, she was observed to 
be different than usual ; but as she suckled the calf it was 
thought of no moment and she was left for the night. On Saturday, 
the 17th, she was found down, unable to rise, and moaning most 
pitifully ; the secretion of milk quite gone, and, in fact, all the 
symptoms before described in your Journal, with the exception of 
delirium and blindness, were present. 
I opened both jugulars, and abstracted nine quarts of blood, 
and gave mag. sulph. lbj, rad. gent, Jj, zingib. 3j, croton fa- 
rinse 3j, lyttse pulv. gr. xx, sulphur 3V. ant. tart. 3j. This was 
at 8 o’clock a.m. I also ordered linseed gruel to be given every 
two or three hours, clothed her body, and left her. 
5 o’clock, p.m. — Better; but no action of medicine, and at 
present notable to rise. Gave mag. sulph. ^viij, ant. tart. 3j, 
pulv. lyttse gr. xij, et zing, et gent, ana Jss. 
18 th. — Better; with difficulty can raise herself without assist- 
ance ; purges freely. The fever and tonic medicines given as 
last night. 
19 th. — Convalescent. I continued the tonic, but omitted the 
fever and purgative medicines. She gave a pint of milk after 
the calf had satisfied itself. 
20/7/, a.m. — Milk increased to two quarts after the calf had 
done : purging ceased. Tonic medicine continued. — p.m. Three 
quarts of milk, when calf had finished. 
21 st. — Milk diminished to two quarts after the calf was satis- 
fied ; but, considering that the calf daily required more nourish- 
ment, there was no actual diminution of milk. From this period 
she gradually improved in milk, &c. 
Might not the large quantity of gruel assist the tonic medi- 
cines in promoting the return of the secretion of milk ? 
