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CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PATHOLOGY AND 
In giving the medicine the cow dropped upon the ground somewhat 
heavily, where she lay for about an hour; at the end of which 
time she rose again upon her feet, but shortly fell a second time, to 
all appearance exhausted. 
Eight o'clock , P.M. — During the last three hours the cow has 
varied considerably ; the breathing, at times, would become much 
quickened ; the surface of the body very hot ; the pulse greatly 
heightened ; the eye more dim and lustreless ; the head was brought 
to her side, and, occasionally, she would give utterance to low 
moans. Such fits generally continued about a quarter of an hour 
each time ; all the symptoms would then gradually subside, the 
body become cooler, the head would be held up, and the eye pre- 
sent a cheerful appearance. At ten o’clock to have the following 
in a draught : — 
R Antim. tart 3j 
Camphor 3j 
Spts. of nitre Jj 
Thin gruel a pint 
29 th, Eight o'clock , A.M. — The cow is laid, apparently helpless; 
the head is brought to the side ; the horns are cold ; the limbs are 
hot and cold in patches; the eyes have a blue green-like look, and 
if I draw my finger over the cornea the eyelids do not close ; the 
sense of vision is gone ; the mouth is moist, and the nose dewy ; 
the pulse is 60, and rounder than last night, and the respirations 
are 24 per minute ; the udder is softer, and more milk is yielded ; 
she has dunged once during the night, and urinated freely ; the 
breath emits a bad odour. To have half a pint of brandy in a 
quart of thin gruel immediately. 
Six o'clock, P.M. — About an hour after the brandy was given, 
the animal exhibited symptoms of amendment ; at twelve o’clock 
she was holding up her head and looking well, comparatively 
speaking ; about three o’clock she dunged and urinated freely, and 
shortly afterwards a relapse supervened ; but when I arrived this 
evening at the hour stated, the sense of vision had fully returned ; 
in addition to which, she had turned herself over as she lay. The 
respirations are now 18 per minute, and the pulse much the same 
as in the morning ; the temperature of the body and limbs is more 
natural than I have previously observed. To have the following 
in a pint of thin gruel : — 
R Camphor 3 j 
Spts. nitre Jij 
Ten o'clock, P.M. — Better, considerably ; she holds up her head, 
and looks about her ; she has again turned herself over, and again 
dunged and urinated ; yields more milk ; drinks freely of chilled 
water, and has made attempts to rise upon her feet. To have a 
