PRACTICE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE, 
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Case VI. 
June 20/A, 1843, was requested, about nine o’clock A.M., to 
attend upon a cow, the property of a widow lady in this town. 
History , S;c. — The cow in question was bred in the neighbour- 
hood ; she is of the short-horned breed, of very spare conforma- 
tion, and a copious yielder of milk and butter. Yesterday morn- 
ing, about ten o’clock, she calved her sixth calf. The parturient 
process was a little difficult, and ever since, the cow, I understand, 
has exhibited symptoms of weakness in her hind limbs; neverthe- 
less, she has fed well, ruminated regularly, and, in short, has ap- 
peared to do well in every other respect. About half an hour ago 
she began to stagger very much, and soon afterwards she fell, 
with some degree of violence, upon the ground ; after which she 
made several attempts to regain her feet, but was unable to do so t 
I was then requested to attend. 
Present Slate . 
1. Pulse normal, and respirations 16 per minute. 
2. She is laid upon her left side ; she holds up her head, and 
looks cheerful. 
3. The eyes are bright ; the nose and mouth moist. 
4. The limbs and the surface of the body are of a normal tem- 
perature. 
5. The udder is soft, and the milk is yielded freely. 
6. Occasionally she makes desperate attempts to rise upon her 
feet, but the hind limbs are utterly powerless. 
7. She will eat heartily, drink freely, and she dungs and urinates 
regularly. 
Treatment . — To be kept as quiet as possible, and a portion of 
the following mixture to be freely applied to the course of the 
spine every four hours ; the body, afterwards, to be covered with 
a light rug, and the animal fed as usual. 
R Ammoniae ^ij 
Spts. turpentine Jij 
Spts. nitre ^ij 
Olive oil Jij 
The cow remained in the above described state for several da} r s; 
at times she made very strenuous exertions to rise upon her feet, 
but was unable to do so until the 27th. On the second day after 
she fell ill the stimulating liniment was discontinued, on account 
of its producing great soreness of the skin. She regularly turned 
herself over as she lay ; her digestive organs continued healthy ; 
