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the medicine can do no harm. As soon as nausea is mani¬ 
fested the drug should be discontinued and tonics given. A 
cathartic should always be given, also hypodermic injections 
of pilocarpine muriate. Strych. nitrate and aconitine crystals 
are very valuable adjuncts as indicated. And I feel that 1 
cannot emphasize too strongly the benefits of the cold water 
rugs, well protected by warm blankets, especially in the more 
torpid types. Bleeding in this disease has usually been con¬ 
ducive of harm in my practice. I have found ounce doses 
of chlorate of potash every eight hours valuable for oxydiz- 
ing the blood. In prolonged paraplegia I find friction, coun¬ 
ter-irritation and electricity of importance; but this compli¬ 
cation is one seldom met. Saline or soapy enemas of warm 
water assist greatly ; also keep the head somewhat elevated 
with straw. I have found Knowles’ eserine compound of 
value to create peristaltic action. It is imperative that the 
bladder should be emptied every six or eight hours ; also the milk 
drawn off many times a day. Of the 34 cases that I have 
kept a record of, I have lost but nine. Four of these I feel 
sure 1 could have saved if I could have seen them sooner. 
Of the cases lost 6, or 663 per cent., were of the ultra congestive 
type. Of the 25 saved but five, or 20 per cent., were of that 
form of the disease. In no case herein mentioned was it more 
than 22 hours from calving before the animal went down. 
Case No. i. —Large, red cow, eight years old, very fat. 
Three hours after calving noticed by the owner to “ hang back 
in her stall and stagger.” Went down about one hour and a 
half later. I was called about four hours after she went 
down. Found her in a semi-comatose condition ; temperature, 
104.4 0 ; respiration stertorous, but no great heat about the 
head. Gave the following drench : 
Sodii sulph., § xxxij; fl. ex. zingiberis, 5 i; antii. et potass, 
tart., § iss ; aqua, q.s. 
Gave also hypodermic injection of strych. sulph., gr. i; 
pilocarpine muriate, grs. iii; aconitine crystals, gr. J. Covered 
the body with rugs wrung out of ice water, protected by dry 
blankets. Left the following to be given in three hours : 
Antii. et potass, tart., potassa chlorate, a.a. § i; fl. ex. pilocar¬ 
pus, J ss. 
