HE PORTS OF CASES. 
371 
remainder of the milch cows, thirty-two in number, brought to the 
barn for examination. Sixteen dry cows that had not been in con¬ 
tact with these cows, and pastured about one-eighth of a mile 
distance, were not examined until morning. On examining the 
thirty-two cows, only one had a temperature below 102 ; tem¬ 
perature ranged from 102 to 108. The following table will show 
the temperature of the worst cases with the great variation of 
temperature.during twenty-four hours : 
Aug. 
10 
11 
12 
13 14 15 16 
Case. 
P.M. 
A.M. 
P.M. 
A.M 
. P.M. A.M. P.M. A.M. P.M. A.M. P.M. A.M. P.M 
1 
# 
5 
4 
99f 
H 
1 
1 
2 
5 
5 
105 
2 
n 
1 
3 
6 
5 * 
2* 
100 
99 
t 100 
4 
5 * 
4 
97 
n 
99 
98 
5 
7 
6 
n 
1 
98 
6 
4 
4 
3 
4 
2 
1 
7 
4 
98£ 
2 
4 
7 8 8 6 4 2 2 1 
8 
8 
6 
4 
4 
3 
2 
9 
4 
4 
2 
H 
100 
99 
10 
11 
% 
Dead, 
12 
7 
6 
1* 
2£ 
2 
1 
In the above it will be seen I have generally put down the fraction only, 
ommiting the 100. 
Symptoms in both the cases where the temperature was 108° 
were, loss of appetite, inclined to lie down, difficult breathing, 
back-ache and tenderness over loins. 
In some of the other cases there was diarrhoea with large quan¬ 
tities of blood ; areolar tissue of the back and sides crepitous to 
the touch had the appearance of being inflated with air; urinary 
organs and nervous system appeared normal in this herd. 
Secretion of milk diminished. 
Treatment Pot. Chi. 3 iv. 
Acid. Cab. M. xx. 
Aqua. 3 viii. 
to the worst cases three times a day. Mild cases and all exposed 
cattle twice a day for ten days. 
Two or three that were inclined to lie down received whiskey 
twice a day. For diarrhoea one quart of starch gruel twice or 
three times a day, according to severity of symptoms, with plumbi 
acet. 3 j twice daily where there was any blood with the foeces. 
