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CLEANSING IN A COW PROMOTED BY THE 
CHLORIDES OF LIME AND SODA. 
Sir, 
To the Editor of “ The Veterinarian. 
From the very able remarks on the use of the chlorides ol lime 
J S oda, in the ninth Number of your first volume, I am in¬ 
ked to submit the following case to your consideration ; and I 
ist it may not prove uninteresting to your readers: — 
October last, I saw a poor cow, in a dreadfully offensive state, 
ising from her not having cleansed after calving, ten days before. 
[ o lame calves had been taken from hei, dead , the paits had 
3;n much lacerated; and when I saw her, maggots were crawl- 
1 out of her body, and the fcetor that proceeded from her was 
; rcelv supportable. The cow doctor had given her up. I de- 
jmined to try what the chloride of lime would effect. I injected 
; ice into the vagina, and with a long clyster pipe, at intervals of 
alf an hour, one° wine glass of chloride of lime, diluted with a pint 
3 warm water. In the course ol two hours, seveial quarts of pus 
ii maggots were ejected, with very little smell. On the next 
r)ming°! found the cow up, and grazing in the field. She con- 
t ued to amend until the following evening, when the foetor re¬ 
lied: she refused to feed, had much fever, and was in evident 
|in. Wishing to try the full effect of the chloride of lime, I once 
ure injected two ounces in a pint of warm water, and relieved her 
1 wels by a similar injection with gruel. Having ascertained that 
5-e had not yet thoroughly cleansed, and knowing the diuretic 
* ect of the chloride of soda, I gave her two ounces in a pint of 
<uel, and ordered it to be repeated every hour. After the eighth 
(se, the placenta came away, in a state of considerable decom- 
l sition, but without fcetor. She voided much urine, perspiration 
lo-an to break out upon her, and she was evidently relieved. On 
te following day she was grazing in the field, apparently suffer- 
iir no inconvenience, except great weakness in the loins. Subse- 
uently an external swelling took place on the haunch, which 
ppurated. She was a considerable time in recovering her 
rength and flesh, but is now perfectly well. 
I am, Sir, 
London, ^oui s, &C. 
th March 1829. E* B. P. 
We insert the above, because it is a successful application ol a 
nv medicine, in a dangerous and apparently hopeless case. 1 n 
ture, however, our cases of practice must be sanctioned by the 
ime and address of the veterinary surgeon.— Ed. 
