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PARTURIENT APOPLEXY AETER CALVING. 
Crewe, of Calke Abbey, Derbyshire. She was described 
as having dropped after calving. On my arrival, I found the 
statement to be a correct one. The symptoms present were 
as follows : the animal lying on her side, stertorous breathing, 
consciousness lost, the pulse hardly perceptible, the extre¬ 
mities cold; when pricked, the animal evinced no sensation, 
and the head w r as being thrown from side to side with great 
violence. 
Treatment .—I gave a stimulant, consisting of Tinct. Pi¬ 
mento, fjviij, with the same quantity of brandy ; in the 
mean time I despatched one of the farm-servants to the abbey 
for some ardent spirits, who having arrived about the time I had 
given the above dose, and the pulse not responding, I pro¬ 
ceeded to give the animal an additional stimulant, and used a 
bottle of whisky before the pulse became altered in its cha¬ 
racter. I then let the beast rest about half an hour, and the 
pulse again decreasing in strength, I gave a bottle of brandy, 
W'hich had the effect desired, viz., an increase in the force of 
the pulse. It w r as now about one o’clock, and having been 
three hours w r ith my patient, and the convulsive fits 
decreasing, I considered I could do no good by staying; 
therefore I determined to return; previous to which, I gave 
orders that she should have a pint of old ale, warmed, and 
administered every half hour. 
By persisting in the above treatment, the cow towards 
five o’clock rallied; the convulsive fits gradually disappeared, 
and consciousness returned. 
I prescribed some purgative medicine, consisting of aloes 
and croton seed, with gentian, directing it to be given in ale 
every two hours, until purgation ensued. During the 
intervals, I ordered the following diffusible stimulant to be 
administered in a pint of warm ale—carbonate of ammonia, 
gentian and ginger, of each, two drachms; and requested a 
man to sit up and give the same during the night; also to 
bathe the poll frequently. 
On my visiting her the next morning, I found she had 
risen, and been removed into a loose box. The purgative 
had also acted, and the pulse w T as more natural, although 
she still looked a little wild. 
I continued the stimulants three days longer, when she 
was entirely recovered, and before the w r eek w T as out she was 
grazing with the rest of the herd. 
I think the case more interesting, as she had been treated 
for mammitis three days previously, and had apparently 
got w ell. 
