2()0 ABDOMINAL DISEASE IN THE OX AND HORSE. 
a field of grass, close by, when she lay down, and continued to 
roll for some minutes; when I again tightened the ligature, and 
drew 3 or 4 lbs. of blood. Her pulse was now quite lost, and 
such was her appearance altogether, that I considered a dose of 
medicine would be thrown away, and therefore only gave her at 
intervals, with a horn, three or four quarts of (quite warai) w’ater. 
After almost incessant rolling for half an hour, she became easy, 
and lay at her length for some time, almost without breathing, 
and without any pulse at the jaw ; yet she retained some degree 
of warmth all over. At length I got her up, and placed her in a 
shed, that was tolerably w'arm, covered her warmly, and had hay- 
bands applied to her legs. I gave her a mild dose of Barb, aloes 
in solution, and clystered her with warm water, which brought 
away a great deal of very offensive dung, but which, on account 
of the darkness of the night, was not examined. 
Sthj 6 A.M.—Continues easy and warm generally; and can 
scarcely feel a pulsation. I bled to 4 lbs., and gave a mild dose 
of aloes, camphor, &c. 11 a. m. Still warm, but no pulse; dis¬ 
charges blood, mixed with the dung, after being clystered. She 
drinfc warm water, and would eat if allowed. I bled to 7 lbs. 
10 F.M. Still the same ; bled to 4 lbs.; and gave aloes Barb. 3 i, 
camphor 3i. 
9th, 7 A.M.—Pulse still indistinct; bled to 61b. Bowels re¬ 
laxed. 10 p. M. Pulse more distinct, but cannot count it; bled 
to 5 lb.; and gave another- small dose of aloes, camphor, &c. 
Drinks water freely ; and I allowed her a little grass. 
10^/i. —Appears better ; pulse continues to become more dis¬ 
tinct ; drinks very freely, and had grass and bran mash. 10 p.m. 
Bled to 4 lb.; bowels relaxed, but not resembling the effects of 
medicine, the discharge seeming to consist of indigested food: 
feeds moderately on grass. 
She continued to improve, but I could not distinctly count the 
pulse at the jaw till the 17th (before which she had taken a dose 
or two of tonic medicine), w'hen it was tolerably regular, and about 
60, at which time she w'as sent for home, a distance of nine 
miles, and, I have been informed, did w'ell. 
In this case there was evidently congestion to a great extent, 
and which, by the repeated bleedings, &c., was remedied without 
inflammation taking place. Almost the only favourable symp¬ 
tom, from the first, was warmth, and that without a due circula¬ 
tion of blood. On drawing her tongue out of her mouth the first 
evening, she did not retract it, but appeared quite listless. Her 
tongue was always moist, and yet she was very thirsty during all 
the time she was with me. 
