THE 
VETERINARIAN. 
VOL. XXIII, 
No. 272. 
AUGUST 1850. 
Third Series, 
No. 32. 
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PATHOLOGY AND PRACTICE OF 
VETERINARY MEDICINE. 
By W. HAYCOCK, Veterinary Surgeon, 
(Member of the Veterinary College, Edinburgh) 
King Street, Huddersfield. 
Eighth Contribution. 
Abscess of the Liver — Abscess of the Trachea — Hemorrhage of 
the Liver — Rupture of the Stomach , §c. 
Case I. 
February 27 th, 1847.— I WAS requested, about ten o’clock A.M., 
to attend upon a cow, the property of a small farmer residing about 
two miles from Huddersfield. 
History, fyc. — The cow I am called to see is of the short-horned 
breed, of a red and white colour, and a copious yielder of milk : 
she has been the property of her present owner about two years, 
during which period her health and condition have always been 
good. Last night she was fed as usual, and left at the usual hour 
to all appearance as well as could be desired. On entering the 
cow-house this morning she was discovered to be very unwell, 
and a messenger was despatched to request my immediate attend- 
ance. 
Present State. 
1. The limbs, the ears, and the nose, are cold. 
2. Pulse 60 per minute, and respirations 15 do. 
3. Every time the animal performs an act of respiration a short 
grunt is emitted; the respiratory murmur throughout the lungs 
is perfectly normal. 
4. The paunch is inflated with gas, but not to any very consider- 
able extent. 
5. Once or twice during the morning the cow has lain down, 
but, when down, she lies quiet. 
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