PARTURIENT APOPLEXY 
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lain tain a recumbent position, but unlike the former, is due to 
Tostration and not paralysis, and does not become comatose in 
he early stages as she does in parturient apoplexy. 
Curative Treatment. 
This disease is treated in a good many different ways. Some 
uthorities recommend, I think, powerful doses of medicine. By 
)me, every half hour pint doses of whiskey or brandy, and at the 
l ime time a powerful dose of purgative medicine, as much as a 
bw pounds of sulphate of magnesia dissolved with various 
ther drugs. This is all to be added to several quarts of water, 
ad makes half a bucket full, enough to nauseate the patient; and 
recovery should take place, I think retard it. If 1 should be 
died in while the patient was on her feet, I should recommend 
leeding from four to six quarts. The bleeding for the purpose 
f removing pressure from the brain, although the pulse may 
idicate stimulants rather than depletion. It will be found as 
lood flows that the tone of the pulse will improve, for the weak- 
ess of the pulsation and the debility of the heart’s action are the 
)sults of brain pressure; but it is seldom the practitioner is 
died in time to relieve this brain pressure by bleeding. He 
sually finds her lying on her side. 
ii Medicinally, I recommend about a pint of oil with from twenty 
: > thirty drops oleum of tigli. If there is much excitement of 
le nervous system, I usually give half ounce doses of chloral 
ydrate, or chloral ether in one ounce doses. For a stimulant, I 
se carbonate ammonia in small and oft repeated doses. Apply 
imulating embrocation to her spine, have her placed in her 
dural position, if necessary have a rope around her horns and 
xed to a beam above in order to keep her head in a proper 
isition; have her limbs and the whole surface of her body hand- 
ibbed, and then blankets thrown over the same, the whole to be 
»vered with straw, all but her head; have the milk drawn and 
e mammary gland well hand-rubbed every few hours; apply 
oth wrung out ‘ of ice cold water between her horns ; keep the 
)ad cool, and have the blood sent to the surface of the body 
id limbs ; have the patient turned every few hours, and at the 
