VIVES—PUERPERAL FEVER. 
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then suspecting absorption would take place, I rather encouraged 
it, by using a cold lotion of vinegar, Goulard’s extract, and sal am¬ 
moniac : until the 7th the tumour again began to increase in size, 
and grow soft. 
August 9th .—Cough troublesome; pulse 50; a thickened straw- 
coloured mucus, evidently mingled with matter or pus, was coughed 
out in masses two or three times in the day ; the discharge not 
offensive to the smell. 
1 6th .—The tumour was opened, half a pint of matter escaped ; 
the poultice was kept to the part. 
1 8th .—The inflammation flew to the region of the oesophagus, 
which almost produced suffocation: a blister was immediately 
applied, which had the desired effect. 
21st ,—The patient swallowed with greater ease ; the incision 
was kept open with a tent. 
25th. — Doing well, appetite better, discharge healthy. 
27th .—The part perfectly cleansed. 
30^.—The opening closed, the patient’s health and constitution 
quite restored, and he is now able to follow his usual work. 
LOCAL CONGESTION OR INFLAMMATION IN 
PUERPERAL OR MILK FEVER IN COWS. 
By Mr. J. Hayes, F.S., Rochdale , Lancashire. 
Having been a constant reader of The Veterinarian 
for the last two years, but never having seen either in that, or 
any other veterinary work, any account of a case of this nature ; 
and having seen (what I think) too much extraneous matter in¬ 
serted in The Veterinarian, for want of something better, 
I beg leave to lay before you the following records from my 
case-book. 
On the 14th of last January I was called in to see a small 
half-bred cow, belonging to a farmer near this place. It was 
about II o’clock at night: she had calved that morning, and 
appeared doing well, until about 5 o’clock in the afternoon, 
when she began to shiver, 8tc., shewing all the symptoms of 
puerperal fever. They had given her a pound of butter before 
she fell down. I found her down, unable to stand, with extre¬ 
mities cold, eyes fixed,mouth and nose hot and parched; no use 
in her legs; great depression of spirits, with total loss of appe¬ 
tite : pulse 70, respiration 65, with grunting, moaning, &c. ; 
shewing great internal pain. 
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