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After-treatment consists in giving purgatives, five to six hours 
after the operation ; action of the bowels occurred. After that in 
one of the animals peritonitis occurred five days after the 
operation, rendering slaughter necessary. The other two re¬ 
covered in fourteen days. He seems to be the most successful 
up to that time. 
Being unable to find any literature or reports on this dis¬ 
ease in American literature, must resort to giving my own 
experience. 
October 18, 1900, I was called to see a graded short-horn 
cow, nine years old, being fattened for slaughter for the pre¬ 
vious six weeks. After verbal examination slight colicky pains 
were exhibited, pulse somewhat accelerated, temperature nor¬ 
mal, ears and horns warm, muzzle moist, although the animal 
was quite uneasy, stamping with its feet, striking its body with 
its hind leg, switching its rail, shaking its head, moving back 
and forward, and lying down. Appetite was suspended, al¬ 
though the animal drank a bucket of water in my presence. I 
came to the conclusion that it was merely colic caused by an 
abundance of ice water the day previous. The owner informed 
me that they had given her some salt and she drank a lot of 
water. Giving treatment for the same, left the animal in the 
care of the owner. Was informed the next day by telephone 
that the animal had several attacks of these colicky pains dur¬ 
ing the day. After examination found that the ears and horns 
were cold, muzzle dry, pulse very much accelerated, temperature 
normal, mucous membrane congested, a staring look, and cold 
chills. The abdomen was somewhat distended by its contents 
and gases. On palpation of the left flank found great sen¬ 
sitiveness ; rectal exploration revealed an oblong swelling, hard 
and sensitive. Came to the conclusion that it must be invagi¬ 
nation or strangulation, or both. Advising the owner of my 
opinion and the necessity of an operation, he somewhat hesi¬ 
tated, the animal being quite fat and a large abdominal incision 
would prevent the animal from going to market for a long 
time. But after impressing on him that this was the only 
