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A CASE OF RED WATER, ATTENDED WITH 
VOMITING. 
By Mr . R. Thornton, V.S., Auditerarder. 
In the month of June, I was called to attend a young cow 
which had been siezed with the red water (murill, in our place); 
and, as it was stated that she was very ill, I went as quickly as 
possible. On arriving, I found the animal in a very desperate 
state, the eyes appearing wild and staring, the pulse extremely 
quick, the beast staggering about, and scarcely able to stand. 
On inquiring into the particulars, I was informed that she ap¬ 
peared but slightly affected a few hours before, but, according to 
the prevailing custom, they had given her about two pounds of 
salts, and kept her without water for four hours afterwards ; and 
that, after giving her water to drink, she exhibited the symptoms 
above described. Suspecting the salts had acted as poison on the 
stomach, causing inflammation, I bled her to the extent of three 
quarts, and gave as much more water as she would drink. I 
then administered a pint of linseed oil, with a view of sheathing 
the stomach and intestines from the irritation of the salts, and, at 
the same time, clearing out their contents, but which produced 
an effect somewhat different from what I expected, as, in a few 
minutes, I observed the animal making efforts to vomit, which 
were successful, and, an empty bucket being in the byre, the 
regurgitated matter was collected, which consisted of a large 
quantity of masticated grass, with the oil, salts, and water, to 
the extent of a common pailful: the animal immediately appear¬ 
ed considerably relieved, and next day it seemed quite well. 
AN ESSAY ON SPAYING EWES, 
By Mr. John Fulton; 
BEING HIS INAUGURAL ESSAY AT HIS EXAMINATION' FOR 
HIS DIPLOMA, AT MR. DICK’S VETERINARY SCHOOL AT 
EDINBURGH. 
All animals are instinctively inclined to propagate their 
species; and as soon as they arrive at the suitable age, and the 
proper season has approached, this propensity is strongly mani¬ 
fested. Under the influence of this natural impulse, they range 
at large over the fields, and frequently trespass on the neighbour¬ 
ing pastures. In many places this is attended with great trouble 
