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PEllICABDITIS IN A COW. 
uncle, Mr. Martin Iluline, Harrisealiead, Staffordshire, about 
six miles from Congleton. The animal was five or six years 
old, and had had several calves; she was also about two 
months gone in pregnancy. She always appeared to be in 
good health up to the period of her recent ilness. She was 
first perceived to be unwell on October 20th, at which time 
they sent for a neighbouring cow-leech, and, by what I can 
learn, he gave her some opening medicine, as her bowels 
were costive. It is said that she grunted very much, and 
that her breathing was very quick. A good deal of tremoi’ 
was also present, affecting in particular her shoulders and 
•hind-quarters. The cow-leech told them that she had 
inflammation of the lungs, and that one lung was more in¬ 
flamed than the other. 
On the 21st she was much the same, but the bowels had 
not responded to the medicine. She was bled—from two to 
three quarts being abstracted. 
After bleeding the trembling was somewhat diminished, 
and she did not grunt so badly. 
On the 22nd the bowels responded a little to the medicine, 
W’hich also seemed to afford some relief. She, however, did 
not partake of any food, but would drink a little gruel. 
On the 23rd the abatement in the severity of the symptoms 
continued, and she gave rather more milk than she had done 
since the attack; she also showed a disposition to take a little 
hay. The cow-leech gave her some more opening medicine, 
for the bowels w’ere still inclined to be costive. 
On the 2oth she became much worse, and grunted as badly 
as at the first. She would not take anything except gruel. 
More opening medicine w^as given. 
26th.—I saw" her this dav for the first time, and found the 
following symptoms to be present:—Appetite fastidious; 
bowels fairly open; eye bright, and nose dewy. Horns, 
ears, legs, and udder cold; body warm; mouti! moist, but 
hot. The pulse hard and full, numbering from SO or 90 
per minute. The breathing about thrice as quick as natu¬ 
ral, each expiration being accompanied with a low’ grunt 
or moan. There W"as no cough, nor was there any pain 
evidenced on pressure over the region of the chest. Auscul¬ 
tation indicated that the respiratory sound was normal in 
each lung. I could detect no symptoms of inflammation of 
the lungs or pleura; but opposite to the region of the heart 
on the right side, I thought that the sound of the heart’s 
action was louder than natural. I did not, however, attach 
much importance to this, ascribing it merely to the increased 
quickness of the pulse. 
