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6. The cow now and then drops a small portion of dry-looking 
dung : she has not been seen to urinate since last night. 
7. The hair and skin generally present a very dr} r unhealthy 
aspect, and she stands with her spine a little arched. 
8. She refuses every kind of food, but has drunk, a short time 
ago, about six quarts of gruel. 
Treatment . — I had her warmly clothed, and well littered with 
clean straw. Gave the following in three quarts of warm water, 
in which was dissolved eight ounces of treacle : — 
ft Magnesiae sulph xij 
Pulv. zingib 3jj 
Sodae carbonat 3ij 
To be at times liberally supplied with warm water or warm gruel ; 
to have also a little bran mash, if she will take it. 
Eight o'clock , P.M. — The owner waited upon me to say that the 
cow remained much in the same state as when I saw her in the 
forenoon ; that she had drunk freely once or twice of gruel, and 
had partaken of a very small portion of mash ; that, to-night, she 
had given considerably less milk than in the morning ; and that, 
upon the whole, he considered the paunch to be more inflated with 
gas. To continue the dietary, and to have the following in a pint 
of water: — 
R Spts. nitr Jjss 
Ammonise 3ij 
28/A , Ten o'clock , A.M. — Much the same in every respect as 
when I saw her yesterday morning : she has eaten a small portion 
of mash about an hour ago. She will not partake of warm water, 
and has not dunged at all during the night. Paunch not so inflated, 
neither is the spine arched so much as yesterday. I ordered 
ft Magnesiae sulph ^viij 
Sodae carbonat 3ij 
Spts. of nitr Jij 
Warm water 2 quarts 
The mashes, warm water or gruel, to be given as before. 
Seven o'clock, P.M. — The owner came to tell me that his cow 
was dead ; that she had died both suddenly and unexpectedly ; 
that the medicine had begun to operate about twelve o’clock, after 
which she appeared much improved ; that about five o’clock she 
began to lie down and exhibit other symptoms of abdominal pain, 
such as paddling of the hind limbs, looking at her side, &c. ; and 
that about six o’clock she died, without displaying any symptoms 
of a very severe nature. I must confess that I was greatly sur- 
prised to learn the above respecting my patient: I had not the least 
