ACUTE DIARRHOEA ARISING FROM IMPROPER FOOD. 451 
After ray brother’s successful manipulation he found it to be 
a very curiously formed call. 
It had a protuberance on its head, about the size of a 
child’s head, with hair on it, and the tongue protruded from 
the mouth like a man’s hand, with the thumb and four 
fingers. 
On all the four feet were four digits, and the hind 
quarters and tail were like those of a dog ; the legs were 
about six inches long, and there was no roof to the mouth; 
thus leaving the mouth and nostrils opening into each other. 
The cow was much exhausted after her delivery of this mon¬ 
strosity, but with proper management she has recovered. 
CASE OF ACUTE DIARRHOEA ARISING FROM 
IMPROPER FOOD. 
By A. H. Santy, M.R.C.V.S., York. 
On April 1st I was requested to go into the country, 
about four miles distant from this, to see a two-years old 
colt, which the man said was suffering from diarrhoea. The 
animal appeared to be well the night before, was playing and 
seemed very lively. He had been running in a fold-yard ; 
his food having been oat-straw, with oats, barley, and a 
little wheat, mixed together; but last night he ate some 
mangel-wurzel refuse, which had been thrown out from the 
cow-house. 
When I saw him, at 9 a.m., I could detect no pulsation at 
the submaxillary artery, the breathing was quick and laboured, 
the mucous membranes were injected, the extremities cold, 
the alvine evacuations profuse, running down his legs like 
water, and very foetid. I gave him the following draught— 
R Pip. Cayenne, 5j; 
Cerevisice, Oss; 
Oleum Lini, Oj; 
Ether. Sulpli., f^j. Misce. 
With a view to rouse the circulation, and as he exhibited 
pain by shifting about, I ordered his abdomen to be well 
fomented with hot water, and then left him for two hours. 
When I returned I found he was dying. I poured boiling 
water over his belly, but no effect was produced by it, and he 
died at 2 p.m. 
