146 LIVERPOOL VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 
If the comatose symptoms are not rapidly developed and the 
animal lives over twenty-four hours or so, if inability to swallow 
be present, I find good results from giving medicines in a solid 
form in the shape of bolus, which is easily done and runs no risk 
of inducing pneumonia or bronchitis, as we frequently do, how¬ 
ever careful, in administering medicines in the liquid state. 
Twenty to thirty croton seeds, Ammon. Carb. ^ij, ginger 5 A, 
with any convenient excipient forms a suitable and appropriate 
remedy. As a tonic after the comatose stage has passed, I have 
good success from Tinct. Nucis Vomica, combined with aromatic 
spirits of ammonia and Tinct. Capsid. Any complications, such 
as tympanitis, arising, which frequently militates against a cure, 
must be treated according to recognised practice by puncturing 
the rumen, &c., but the Ammon. Carb. ball has a very good effect 
in preventing such, and it would be useless to weary you with 
more detail. 
And now, gentlemen, I expected and was prepared for a severe 
criticism of my opinions as to the pathology of this disease, but 
as the members have dwelt principally upon the therapeutics of 
the subject, I can only say that, considering the generous manner 
in wdiich you have received my present attempt to deal with the 
pathology of the disease, if at some future time a gap were to 
occur in the contributions to your Society, and you were to 
honour me with the privilege, I would have no objection to come 
back and deal with the therapeutical part of the subject, which I 
could then do in a more complete form than would be admissible 
at present. 
Mr. Gerrard then showed the members a brain that he had 
taken from a cow which had died of parturient apoplexy, which 
manifested a considerable degree of congestion on the anterior 
lobes principally, and at the close of the meeting the members 
had an opportunity of seeing him dissect it, when, notwith¬ 
standing that it had been some little time in spirit, it showed a 
distinct congestive appearance on the surface of the brain sub¬ 
stance, as well as several small spots of extravasated blood. 
The following gentlemen were then elected officers of the 
Society for the ensuing year, viz. :—Mr. J. H. Welsby, Presi¬ 
dent; Messrs. W. Whittle, H. Barnes, and J. W. T. Moore, 
Vice-Presidents. 
Mr. C. W. Elam was re-elected Treasurer, and D. Hutcheon 
Secretary. 
Votes of thanks to the retiring President and Mr. Gerrard 
were carried by acclamation, terminating a very interesting and 
instructive meeting. D. Hutcheon, Hon. Sec . 
