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on a sudden he stopped, and began to tremble and look wildly about 
him, then staggered round me twice, and fell. When down every 
limb became convulsed—the teeth ground together—the nostrils 
dilated—and the eyes seemed almost ready to start from their 
orbits, revolving in a most singular manner. The altered expres¬ 
sion and momentary changing of the countenance, and all in a few 
minutes, were truly astonishing. These symptoms ceased; after 
which he lay still for a few minutes longer, then got up and walked 
into the stable, apparently not much worse for his fit and fall. 
Treatment .—I bled him freely, and administered a brisk cathar¬ 
tic. The fits never returned. A few tonic mercurial balls were 
afterwards given. During the operation of the physic this horse 
evacuated a great number of worms. 
I have opened several yearling colts who have died in these 
epileptic convulsions, and in every case they were very full of 
worms. 
Yours, &c. 
Ashbourne, Nov. 10th. 
PROTRACTED GESTATION IN A COW. 
By -, Leek. 
Dear Sir,— If you think the following case worthy a place in 
your Journal, it is at your service. 
The subject was a well-bred short-horned cow, belonging to Mr. 
Critchlow, butcher, of this town, which he bought in Ashbourne, 
with two others, in Nov. 1848, warranted in calf, and expected a 
short time after Christmas. The day after she came home I was 
requested to see her, as she seemed poorly. I found her looking 
bad in her coat, manifesting great stiffness, especially in her hind 
limbs; and continually voiding small quantities of urine; the 
bowels constipated ; the pulse but little affected. I administered 
magnes. sulph. combined with zingib. and tine, opii, followed up 
with tonics, gentian, &c. on which she gradually improved, al¬ 
though the stiffness continued for some time. Indeed I thought, 
as well as the owner, there was some irritation in the kidneys, 
brought on by driving, since she had been observed to frequently 
make water on the road. 
Some time in the spring the owner called on me to know what 
he was to do, as the cow had not calved according to warranty. 
He thought of applying for some remuneration; although, he 
