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W. CHAS. COVEY. 
Four hours after this was given I again saw the cow. 
Temperature, 104.1° ; there was no peristaltic murmur ; com¬ 
plete coma; breathing stertorous. The medicine I had left 
had not been given on account of inability to swallow. I 
gave it through a rubber hose, and followed with the hypo¬ 
dermic dose: Strych. nitrate, eserine salicylate, a.a. gr. i. 
Emptied the bladder, cow unable to contract bladder or 
sphincter. Left with instructions to keep up the ice-water 
packs, but prognosed unfavorable results. Saw her five hours 
later ; slight peristalsis. Voluntary contractions of sphincter 
of urethra. Temperature, 102.8°. Still insensible to pain; 
eyes glassy, pupils dilated. Gave through a hose the follow¬ 
ing : Antii. et potass, tart., 3 i; fl. ex. ipecac, gtts.x. 
Hypodermically the following: Eserine salicylate, strych. 
nit., a.a. gr. i. Left with instructions to renew the cold 
water covering. Called eight hours later, found the cow up 
and eating. Left tonics ; recovery complete. 
Case No. 2.—March 26th. Called at 2.30 p.m. to see a 
fine, large grade Jersey—six years old—fat enough for beef. 
Had her calf just at dark the 24th. Had been down nine 
hours when I saw her first. Eyes fiery red, pupils dilated ; 
head in constant motion; temp, per rectum 105,8°. Impossi¬ 
ble to count the pulse ; drew six quarts of blood from the 
jugular. Gave cathartic as in No. 1, and ammonia carbonate 
for tympanites. Hypodermic injection as follows : 
Strych. sulph., gr. i; pilocarpine, grs. ij; aconitine chryst., 
gr. J. Drew off urine; no peristaltic action of the bowels. 
Applied ice to the head. 
In two hours I gave the following: Antii. et potassa. 
tart., potassa chlorate, a.a. § i; fl. ex. pilocarpus, § iss. Left 
instructions to repeat dose every six hours. 
March 27th, 8.35 a.m. Temperature 101.3° ; congestion in 
head nearly gone. Still struggled some to rise; bowels moved 
off hard fasces, slimy and thickly covered with blood; pulse, 
56. Stretched out her neck and tried to vomit. Skin damp 
with perspiration. Gave the following, with instructions to 
repeat every six hours : 
Potass, nit., § ss; pulvis nux vomica, 3 ij. I did not see 
