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membranes themselves were moderately firm, but the effusion of 
serum was considerable : the whole length of the nervous tissue of 
the marrow was moderately firm. 
Case IV. 
December 28 th, 1844. — Was requested, about five o’clock P.M., 
to attend upon a cow, the property of a gentleman residing in 
Huddersfield. 
History , fyc. — The cow I am called to calved yesterday in the 
forenoon, about ten o’clock ; the parturient process was not a severe 
one, nor yet was it prolonged. The gentleman has owned the cow 
about two years, during which period she was never known to ail 
any thing. She presented symptoms of being unwell about half an 
hour ago, and I was immediately requested to attend. 
Present Symptoms. 
1. Pulse 64 per minute, and feeble. 
2. Respirations 26 per minute. 
3. The cow is standing, but her limbs appear very weak ; the 
body is slowly swayed from side to side. 
4. The head is carried low, with the nose near to the ground. 
5. The horns are hot ; mouth moist, and the nose dry. 
6. She grinds her teeth constantly. 
7. She is cold along the course of the spine ; this coldness is 
most intense across the lumbar region. 
8. The eyes are dim and glassy-looking. 
9. The udder is very large, very hard, and yields but little milk. 
10. The placenta is hanging from the vagina, and emits a bad 
odour. 
11. The surface of the body is hot, but the limbs are of a vari- 
able temperature. 
12. During the last two hours the cow has frequently parted 
with small portions of dung. 
Treatment. — I had the animal well bedded with clean straw ; a 
woollen rug thrown over the body ; the placenta was removed, and 
the course of the spine was well stimulated with a strong liniment, 
composed of turpentine, ammonia, and spirits of camphor ; after 
which I administered the following in a drench : — 
R Antim. tart 3j 
Camphor 3j 
Potass nitratis 3jj 
Spts. nitre 3jj 
Oatmeal gruel a pint 
