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SYMPTOMS. —Breathing still hurried; shivering almost ceased; 
swelling not extended; some of the bullae have burst, exposing 
broad excoriated patches; heat of the skin and horns about 
the same as yesterday. Ears hot and drooping; tongue en¬ 
larged ; mouth hot and filled with saliva; pulse 70 and feeble; 
heart’s action irritable and irregular; mucous membranes of the 
eyes injected; urine scanty and dark coloured; faeces liquid 
and straw-coloured. The beast lies down and rests pretty well, 
but does not ruminate. 
Treatment. —Hyd. chlor. ^j, tinct. opii. §iss given in mu¬ 
cilage, immediately. The following mixture to be given every 
four hours: gum. camph. 3j, hyoscymi ext. 3j, ether, nitric. §j, 
liquor, amnion, acet. Jij. Food ordered yesterday to be continued. 
March 1 6/A.—Much improvement is apparent. The bullock 
has eaten freely; breathing more tranquil, and not sonorous; 
there is no shivering; horns still hot and discoloured; tem¬ 
perature of the skin reduced; pulse 50, and regular; heart’s 
action regular; urine plentiful, and straw-coloured; faeces 
darker in colour, and of firm consistence. Much swelling of the 
skin has subsided. The effused serum and other excretions of 
the skin have begun to dry up into yellow brown crusts. 
Treatment. —Gum. camph. 3j, nit. potass.5ij, liquor, ammon. 
acet. Jij, morning and night. 
March 18/A.—My patient is fast recovering. Rumination 
commenced yesterday, and food is taken in sufficient quantity ; 
skin possesses its proper heat; countenance lively; tongue re¬ 
duced to its natural size; pulse 45, and regular; heart’s action 
regular; the bullae have burst, and the discharge concreted into 
superficial scabs. The swollen skin, as noticed in first day’s 
report, and which was giving rise to such profuse exudations, 
is covered to a considerable thickness. Those parts of the 
skin feel like a board. 
Treatment. —Gum. camph. 3 j, nit. potass. 3ij, to be given 
morning and night for a few days. Clothing gradually removed; 
and to have, for food, bran, hay, and linseed cake. Medical 
treatment is now suspended. The health of the bullock seems 
almost restored. He has a good appetite, and ruminates re¬ 
gularly. There is loss of hair from various parts of his body, 
giving him an appearance of disfigurement. 
