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ON THE EFFECT OF PURGATIVES ON CATTLE. 
boiled barley and linseed, frequently horned into her, all ot 
which she regularly discharged through her mouth. 1 he l*ces, 
when voided," which she did in nearly as regular a manner as a 
cow in health, were not of harder consistence than those ot other 
On the Y7tli, the vomiting had not in the least subsided, 
neither had the purgative had the desired effect; but the animal 
beino- a small one, the farrier did not venture upon again admi- 
nistering purgatives, but contented himself with ordering her to 
be frequently drenched with the gruel. 
18 th. —No improvement: she was again bled, anc magnes. 
sulph. Ifej, pulv. aloes vulg. ext. ^ss, pulv. zingib. 3.j, were 
administered. In the evening, as no purgation had ensue , out 
quart of olive oil was given in some gruel. 
19th. _No amendment; neither had the medicine operated. 
On the 20 th, the owner applied to me ; when, after stating as 
above, I came to the conclusion that the first and second sto¬ 
machs were the parts principally affected, though 1 did not 
doubt the third also being so, if merely from sympathy; and, 
finding that purgative medicines had not produced any sensible 
effect, I resorted to stimulants, and sent the following draught 
R. ol. terebinth, rect. ^iv, sp. eether. nit. %\u, tinet. opu 3J, 
one-half to be administered immediately upon the owner s arrival at 
home, and the remainder in the evening; and, in the interval, 
ft. magnesise sulph. Ifej, sulph. sublimnt. ^viii, aloes vu g. 
ext. ^ss, pulv. zingib. Jij. . .... 
On the 22 d I received a note, stating that, a.tei the exhibi¬ 
tion of the first dose of the stimulant mixture, she had ceased 
vomiting; that he, the owner, had given the other, accoiding to 
my instructions; that purgation commenced on the morning o 
the 21st; that she was then briskly purging, and appeared to be 
almost free from fever. 
Under the then existing circumstances, I felt myself warranted 
in a continuance of the stimulant treatment, and sent a similai 
mixture to be given at four times, allowing an inteival of thiee 
hours. . 
The cow died on the 24 th; but, not being present, 1 can only 
send you the farrier’s account ot the post-mortem appearances, 
which is very brief. 
The rumen contained a large quantity of the boiled barley and 
linseed; the maniplus was full, hard, and dry, amongst which 
barlev and linseed were prominent. It may not be superfluous 
for me to state, that she purged until death took place; and 
that they were not able to detect any of the medicines given by 
the farrier amongst the vomited mass. 
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