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“ lost flesh,” and her appetite, he has frequently observed, was not 
so good as he could desire ; nevertheless she yielded milk copi- 
ously at all times. Last night, about six o’clock, she calved her 
fifth calf, which process was gone through without much difficulty. 
This morning she did not give quite so much milk as was expected, 
neither did she eat the whole of the food offered to her ; but the 
latter being a matter of common occurrence it was not regarded at 
the time. About an hour ago she manifested symptoms of illness, 
and became exceedingly weak ; her breathing became hurried, and 
her head was held low. A cowleech, resident in the neighbour- 
hood, was called to her : he urged the owner, strongly, to have 
the animal bled, to which he would not give consent until he had 
heard whether my opinion was favourable to it or not ; and a mes- 
senger was accordingly despatched to request my attendance. 
Present Symptoms, 
1. Pulse 88 per minute, and feeble. 
2. Respirations 46 per minute, and panting. 
3. The cow is laid upon her left side, her neck and head in a 
line with her back, and the chin resting upon the ground. 
4. The eyes present a dull glassy-like appearance. 
5. The surface of the body, generally, is extremely hot. 
6. Three of the limbs are hot, the fourth is of a normal heat. 
7. The nose is hot and dry. 
8. The udder is not hard, but the milk is not yielded in any par- 
ticular quantity. 
9. A portion of the placenta is hanging from the vagina. 
10. At times the cow appears better for a short period; the 
breathing becomes less hurried, and the eyes look brighter. 
1 1. She dunged and urinated freely a short time before the pre- 
sent symptoms supervened. 
Treatment. — To have a light rug thrown over the animal’s 
body ; the milk to be frequently stripped from the udder. 
R Antim. tart 3j 
Potass nitratis 3j'ss. 
To be given immediately in a pint of thin gruel, and to be repeated 
in four hours. 
Eight o'clock , P.M. — During the last six hours the cow has va- 
ried, at times, considerably. On two occasions she fell very much 
away ; the breathing became more quick and panting ; the tempe- 
rature of the body increased, attended with rising of the pulse ; at 
one time the pulse was nearly 100 per minute; she uttered low 
moans, threw her head about, and presented a very sickly languid 
look.- These states of increased fever lasted about an hour each 
