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tion I found the muzzle dry; the eyes dull looking; the tempera¬ 
ture 103.4; pulse about 65, and respiration about 25. She 
would move around without any difficulty; showed no nervous¬ 
ness; walked steadily and without any evidence of pain or dis¬ 
comfort ; mucous membranes appeared normal. 
I waited for about half an hour hoping to see her in one 
of these attacks, but, being disappointed in this, I had her taken 
to the barn (as the day was quite warm and there was little 
shade where she was standing). She walked to the stable quite 
easily and there I gave her a drench consisting of: 
B. 01 . Lini., iy 2 pts. 
Ol. Turp., 1 oz. 
Chi. Hydrate (50% solution), 2 oz. 
She swallowed this drench readily and I left, asking them 
to 'phone her condition in the evening and saying I thought the 
trouble was due to her eating something that did not agree with 
her. 
We were again called by ’phone about 6 p. m., and were 
told that the cow had had two other attacks since I had been 
there and was little, if any, better. 
My father having got home by this time, we both went on 
this visit and found her coming out of another spell. She was 
lying in a comfortable position in the barnyard (we were told 
they found it impossible to keep her in the stable during the 
attacks and had let her outside where she would have more 
room). Her condition appeared much as in the afternoon, ex¬ 
cept her pulse was now about 70 and she looked considerably 
more haggard. My father had the same history of the case that 
I had and also considered the trouble due to something she had 
eaten. We now gave her a hypodermic injection of strychnine 
sulphate and digitalin and waited for about 20 minutes in the 
hopes of seeing her in one of these spasms, but, as before, none 
came on. At this time my father had to go on another call, 
saying he would call for me in about two hours and left me to 
watch her. and instructed me, if no attack came on, to repeat 
the dose of strychnine and digitalin in an hour. 
I waited for about an hour and ten minutes and, seeing 
there was no indication of another spasm coming on, prepared 
the second dose, and was just on the point of giving it when I 
noticed her begin to step around in her stall in a rather uneasy 
manner. Her eyes began to roll, and breathing become hurried 
and labored ; suddenly she made a rush backward breaking the 
