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A CASE OF RED-WATER IN CATTLE. 
Mflj/ 29, 1838.—I was requested to see a heifer a short 
distance from this town, and found her in a shed, looking ex¬ 
tremely thin and dull—the eyes drawn into the orbits—drivelling 
at the mouth—grunting occasionally—horns and extremities 
warm—dew on the muzzle—pulse one hundred,and hard—refuses 
food and water. She was brought in from grass to-day. The 
herdsman had noticed her looking very thin, and separating her¬ 
self from her companions for two or three days. While I w'as in 
attendance, she voided a gallon of exceedingly dark-coloured 
urine ; in fact, it was as black as ink. It w^as caught in a vessel, 
and, after remaining an hour, there was no sediment, no coagula¬ 
tion of lymph or blood, but an uniform thick fluid. Her 
faeces are soft. 
Treatment. —Bleed largely. Give ten ounces of Epsom salts, 
a drachm of calomel, and an ounce of ginger in gruel. 
30^A.—No improvement—she neither eats or drinks, nor does 
she ruminate. Pulse ninety-five, and weak ; copious flow of 
saliva from the mouth. She lies down very much—general lassi¬ 
tude—faeces soft. Give medicine as yesterday, and large quan¬ 
tities of gruel. 
Slst. —Much the same—respiration hurried—lies down the 
greater part of her time j bowels relaxed—the faeces have a peculiar 
appearance from the effects of the calomel. This morning I 
perceive, for the first time, that the udder and teats are as yellow 
as saffron—the urine is much the colour and thickness of elder 
wine. I cannot bleed again, as the pulse indicates a state of debi¬ 
lity. The faeces quite liquid. Give digitalis, tartar emetic, and 
nitre, with gruel. 
June I 5 L—Pulse ninety—profuse discharge of mucus from 
the nose—tunica conjunctiva and Schneiderian membrane very 
pale—no appetite. I drove her out of the shed, and she voided 
six quarts of urine, surprisingly altered in colour since yesterday : 
it is now like brown sherry wine. When brought into the shed 
again, she lay down quite fatigued. Repeat the medicine of 
yesterday, and give linseed and gruel. 
2d, —Great prostration of strength—pulse eighty-five—udder 
and teats not so yellow—discharge from nostrils—faeces soft and 
slimy. For the first time she has eaten a few mouthfuls of grass. 
On the whole, I consider her a little better. Give aloes 3iij, with 
digitalis and nitre as before. 
3c?.—Great improvement—pulse seventy-five—eats a little 
grass, and ruminates—the yellowness of the udder and teats has 
disappeared—nose dewy—stretches herself when she gets up— 
urine of a natural colour—faeces regular. Continue the digi¬ 
talis and nitre. 
