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REPORTS OF .CASES. 
PARTURIENT PARESIS—SCHMIDT TREATMENT. 
By W. Iy. West, V. S., Belfast, Me. 
•January 13, 1901, at 8 o’clock A. M., I was called to see a 
two-year-old native cow, presenting the following symptoms: 
Decubitus; head turned persistently to left side, moaning, tem¬ 
perature 99 0 F., pulse 50, respiration 20 ; not comatose, and with 
a history of having had an easy parturition twenty-four hours 
previously. Diagnosis, parturient apoplexy or paresis. Prog¬ 
nosis unfavorable. Treatment—Gave per orem magnesium 
sulphate, 1 lb. ; gamboge, §i; aqua, Oji, which she swallowed 
easily and naturally; milked her and cleansed the udder thor¬ 
oughly with 1 to 20 creolin solution, and infused with constant 
massage, potassium iodide 10, aqua 1 litre, at 107° F. Propped 
patient on sternum and left instructions to keep patient covered 
and massage udder every hour. 
Jan. 13, 5 p. m. —Cow about the same, moans constantly, 
gave another infusion of potassium iodide, 5, aqua, half a litre, 
at 107° F. ; drew the urine. 
Jan. 14, 8 a. m. —Cow seems brighter, moans less, still in 
decubitus, drew urine, infused potassium iodide, 10, aqua,. 1 
litre, at 107° F., with massage. 
Jan. 14, 5 p. m. —Cow shows no change except the bowels 
have moved freely. 
Jan. 15, 8 a.m. —Cow about the same, drew urine, gave co¬ 
pious enema of salt solution, gave fluid extract of nux vomica. 
Jan. 15, 5 p. m. —No perceptible change,except the cow grows 
weaker ; gave another dose of fluid extract of nux vomica. 
Jan. 16, 8 A. m.— Cow very weak, pulse 70, temperature 103° 
F. ; advised the owner to destroy her, which he did. 
SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES OF CRUELTY TO HORSES. 
By Francis Abeee, V. S. Quincy, Mass. 
Horse, driven by a foreigner for a gentleman’s estate,had been 
stopped on the street by agents of the Society for the Prevention 
of Cruelty to Animals. Horse was hanging back, crosswise in 
shafts, as far as he could. The driver in trying to urge him 
used his boots. Horse’s belly was very dependent from forelegs 
back. Some one had diagnosed a rupture. Diagnosed perito¬ 
nitis probably due to kicks. Applied hot blankets bandaged 
around abdomen for external treatment and potassium iodide for 
internal. The horse was then turned out. Made good recovery. 
At same farm was called to horse that had three tines of 
