ON PUEllPKllAL FEVER 
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some time previous to calving, in order to prepare her for future 
milking. 
1 must own that I became a convert to Mr. Friend s theory; namely ^ 
that it is a disease of the nervous system. In^alFcases where the 
cow is down, the nerves of voluntary motion are paralyzed, and 
sometimes the organic motor nerves must have been involved in 
those cases of sudden death which we occasionally have^the mor¬ 
tification to witness. 
I cannot, however, abandon my former opinion as^to the^cause 
of this complaint. 
The following case may throw some light oiT this’’subject:—On 
the 11th of June last I accidentally called at Mr. Bailey’s, of En- 
don Mill, near this place. He told me that he had a cow that had 
calved the day before, but she did not begin to spring her milk as 
heretofore, and he thought that she was feverish. A pound^of Ep¬ 
som salts had been given, with four ounces of treacle. 
On examination I found the pulse 75, and rather strong, and the 
mouth and breath were very hot. I was told that she had dunged 
and urined as usual, but had eaten very little. I had her brought 
out, but found no weakness, nor any sign of palsy, although I gave 
it as my opinion that she would soon be down: the owner said he 
w'ould w'ait for the effect of the salts before any thing else was 
given. 
Seven hours afterwards I was sent for in great haste. I found 
the cow down and unable to rise, dashing her head about, stretch¬ 
ing out her legs, and moaning most piteously : the pulse was 70, 
and not so strong as before. 
I abstracted seven pounds of blood, and administered Epsom salts 
5xij, powdered ginger 5j, caraway powder 3j, spts. nit. eth. ^ij* 
linseed oil ibj, and ol crot. ten drops. I stimulated her loins and 
back with oil of turpentine, and left Epsom salts §viij, ginger fss, 
caraway §ss, and cantharid. five gr. to be given every eight hours. 
Ylth .—Every symptom worse. I gave her half a pint of brandy, 
w’hich very,soon afforded relief. I also continued aromatic and pur¬ 
gative medicine. 
13M.—Better. She has passed a large quantity of water, and 
there is a little more milk in her teats. Continue the medicine. 
\^th .—She got up this morning at eight o’clock, and began eat¬ 
ing a little hay. Her bowels continue constipated, no dung hav¬ 
ing passed since calving. 1 gave her goose oil ^\\], and brandy 
§iiij. She began purging at eight o’clock P.M., and soon after 
this yielded her usual quantity of milk. This cow, in all, had 
Epsom salts tbiiijss, ol. lini. fcj, ol. crot. ten drops, goose oil §iij, 
spts. nit. eth. ^\\j, pulv. ginger giiij. pulv. carui Jiiij, canthar. 
twenty gr., and three quarters of a pint of the best brandy. 
