358 THE TREATMENT OF CYSTITIS IN SHEEP. 
flamed ; indeed, quite of a crimson hue. These appearances sug- 
gested that nothing but energetic antiphlogistic treatment would 
avail should other cases present themselves ; and an opportu- 
nity soon presented itself of carrying our practice out. 
On the 20th, another of these fine animals exhibited the same 
symptoms as the former one, and I was told by the shepherd he 
had bled him well. Not, however, being satisfied, I was deter- 
mined to open the jugular vein, and, not having a small lancet in 
my case, I had recourse to a rather broad-shouldered one, such as I 
use in bleeding the horse, and quickly obtained a stream equal 
to the one we have from that animal, until I abstracted three pints, 
quickly accompanied by approaching syncope, so much so, that 
the shepherd exclaimed, “ Dash it, he is dead, sir;” and I must 
admit I was fearful that I had been more bold than discreet ; 
but he very soon rallied, and an oleaginous draught accompa- 
nied by an opiate was given twice during the day. Towards 
night he appeared much better, ate a little, and was seen to void 
some very high-coloured urine. His medicine acted well during 
the night, but on the next day his straining came on at times. 
I again bled him from the other side of his neck to the amount 
of two pints. From this time he continued mending, and I 
had the pleasure of seeing my patient obtain a prize as extra 
stock from the Huntingdonshire Agricultural Society in October. 
Remarks . — Do not my cases bear strict analogy to those of 
Mr. Tindal? There was no rupture in mine, because the first was 
timely slaughtered, and the second successfully treated: but it is 
more than likely that, if they had been left to run their course, such 
would have been the case, and 1 verily believe often is, in those 
cases we hear of when they drop with water : in fact, in this 
part of the country, I have often been surprised at the quiet 
manner in which the farmers take such intelligence, never once 
inquiring the why and the wherefore — it is sufficient that it 
dropped with water. 
These sheep were fed, as in Mr. Tindal’s cases, upon hay, peas, 
cabbage, and oil-cake. In speaking of oil-cake for sheep, I may 
be told that it will be going out of our ground — that it is more of 
an agricultural than veterinary question. Yet you, Mr. Editor, 
will maintain with me, that it is as much our duty to point out 
the cause of disease as to treat it ; and I cannot but believe 
that the farmers are much gulled as to the fattening qualities of 
this article — most excellent when genuine ; but I fear that, like 
most other manufactured articles, such is seldom the case. I am 
certain that I have seen some sold and used as linseed-cake, that 
would more appropriately be termed a mass of dross, or extra- 
neous matter, containing grit, carlic, &c. Query, may not this 
