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REPORTS OF OASES. 
barn by a sled, and it was there that the first thorough exami¬ 
nation of her general condition was made. 
At times she was in an excited condition, and sometimes 
would pass into a condition of partial coma. At other times 
a marked improvement could be seen in her condition, but it 
was only temporary, as she would soon relapse into the same 
comatose condition. 
The pulse was irregular and very peculiar, as there seemed 
to be an inequality in the strength of the beats, this being 
probably due to pressure on the roots of the pneumagastric 
nerve in the medulla. The respirations were rather hurried, 
and the temperature was never over 103° F., averaging from 
102.2 0 F. to 103° F. The pupils were dilated. The dis¬ 
charges from the bladder and rectum were involuntary. 
The cow groaned as if in great pain, but of course was not, 
owing to her comatose condition. During the day she 
coughed several times, and, on investigating the cause, sibil- 
lant rales were heard over a large surface of the left lung, 
and, on percussion, evidences were found of a large abscess. 
The right lung seemed to be healthy. The cervical and 
inguinal glands were enlarged and hard. \ 
It was upon these symptoms and from the fact that sev¬ 
eral other animals of the same herd were suffering from tuber¬ 
culosis, that the diagnosis of acute tubercular meningitis was 
made and a suitable prognosis given. 
Sept. 15th.—Cow was in the same condition, but was not 
coughing; while giving an enema, foetal movements were 
quite marked, and on examining the vagina shortly after giv¬ 
ing the enema, the os was found dilated and parturition not 
far distant. 
Sept. 16th.—The cow seemed to be resting easier, but 
about 10 A. M. gave birth, with some little assistance, to a 
live calf. 
The offspring was strong, healthy, and of “full term.” 
After parturition the mother became very much excited, 
throwing her head to one side, trying to get up, moaning and 
showing symptoms that we usually find in parturient apoplexy. 
The next day (Sept. 17th) she was in the same condition, 
