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TWO CASES OF STOMACH STAGGERS, SOMETIMES 
CALLED DYSENTERY. 
By Mr. T. W. ROGERSON, V. S., Bedford. 
Case I. — On the 27th of January I was requested to attend a 
bullock that had been taken ill during the night. About 6 A.M. 
the animal was found staggering about the yard, unconscious of 
what he was doing — his eyes fixed steadfastly, and exhibiting a 
partial paralysis. His owner had him removed into a warm hovel, 
and bled him to the amount of Jour quarts. On my arrival, at 8 A.M., 
he was lying down, and totally unable to rise, even with the as- 
sistance of three men. There was complete paralysis of the hind 
extremities, so that I had but little hope of a favourable termination. 
I first inquired into the cause, or supposed cause, of this malady, 
and obtained what I think is a very satisfactory account of it. 
He was, with some others, two days before, removed from the 
straw yard, and put to bean and wheat flour ; which, no doubt, 
formed into a mass in the first stomach, and rendered rumination 
impossible. I therefore had recourse to that valuable instrument 
the stomach-pump, which I succeeded in passing very easily, 
the beast still lying down, and unable to rise. I injected six ounces 
of the solution of Barbadoes aloes, one pint of linseed oil, and 
half a drachm of croton, with a sufficient quantity of the liquor 
potassae to unite the aloetic solution with the oil. Having done 
this, I injected a pail of warm water, when the animal exhibited 
symptoms of vomiting. I then withdrew my tube, back-raked, 
administered enemas, and tried again to move him, but in vain. 
In the space of two hours I again visited my patient, and on 
patting his back he rose, stretched himself, and commenced 
purging most violently, so much so, and continuing so long, that I 
was induced to administer a mild astringent in some gruel. A 
short time afterwards he began to eat a little hay. I ordered bran 
mashes, gruel, chilled water, &c. 
28 th, 10 A.M. — Much better, although rather weak — the eyes 
having their natural appearance — the faeces much firmer : he had 
eaten some mash and hay, and had ruminated during the morning. 
Give of sulph. mag. ^iv, sulph. lev. ^iv, zingib. ^ij, in a quart of 
warm milk and water, with mashes, &c. as before. 
29 th, P.M. — Quite recovered ; faeces healthy ; no debility ; eats 
and drinks well. 
Case II. — February 28 th, 1839. — I was sent for in haste to 
attend a bullock which the lad said had been falling about the 
