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animals. Huzard, junior, in his writings, admits all the mala¬ 
dies which prevail in man. All these authors, though ad¬ 
mitting the existence of these fevers, have produced no facts, 
as far as w T e know, in support of w hat they advance, to prove 
that these maladies develope themselves in other animals 
than the horse. We do not believe that a similar malady has 
ever been described in the bovine species. 
CANCEROUS DEGENERATION OE THE HEART IN A COW. 
By M. Gubjberteau, Veterinaire St. Antoine (Dordogne).' 
We seldom meet with cancerous alterations in the heart, 
and when they occur there is great difficulty in their diagnosis, 
on account of the symptoms not having been correctly de¬ 
scribed. This circumstance will, perhaps, give some interest 
to the following case. The cow r , the subject of this affection, 
w r as of the Garonnaise breed, about seven years old ; had been 
bought a few days previous to the author’s visit, which was 
on account of a lameness in the right fore leg. After a care¬ 
ful examination nothing could be detected, except that there 
was a little increased sensibility round the coronet. This 
w^as supposed to be the cause of the lameness, and being 
attributed to the journey, a cooling lotion and quietude were 
recommended, and the cow* soon got well, and was put to 
work ; she was, how*ever, unable to continue at it, and a fresh 
examination was made, without detecting the real cause of 
the lameness. The animal was now* ordered absolute rest for 
a month, but did not get much better. The owner, who 
seemed careless about the consequences, again put the animal 
to severe work; and a few* days after a cough, which rapidly 
increased, manifested itself. Fearing now that it might be 
phthisis, the author was again consulted by the proprietor, 
with a view to the redhibition of the cow. On again exa¬ 
mining the animal he found the following symptoms to be 
present: the head held low*; she was tucked up at the flanks, 
the coat staring, great heat of the skin, muzzle dry, respiration 
short and accelerated, a frequent hard and dry cough, the 
mucous membranes red and injected, the pulse strong and 
accelerated, percussion on the parietes of the chest caused 
pain, and auscultation denoted a diminution of the respiratory 
murmur on the left side. To all these symptoms must be 
added loss of appetite. 
The diagnosis was the commencement of pneumonia, and 
