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CASES OF “ROT” AFFECTING CATTLE. 
Recorded by F. Blakeway, M.R.C.V.S., Stourbridge. 
These cattle were the property of Messrs. Webb & Sons, 
seed merchants, and were pastured on the Dunsley Farm, 
near Stourbridge, the meadows of which are bordering on the 
river Stour. The situation is very low and the meadows are 
very damp, and have been noted for a long time past as in¬ 
jurious to stock; in fact, a former occupier of this farm one 
year lost all his cows. 
The cattle alluded to were found to be not doing well, but 
Messrs. Webb thought it was owing to their being kept all 
night on the pasture ground, and having no dry food; they 
therefore turned them out during the day, sheltering and 
feeding them well at night. This went on during the winter 
of 1875 and 1876, and in February, 1876,1 was sent for to see 
a calving cow; she was very prostrate and weak, although 
fairly fat. After calving she rapidly lost flesh, and went on 
as badly as possible, death soon taking place. Two more 
calved the next week without help, but gradually sank. 
Upon making a post-mortem examination I found that the 
animals were affected with true rot. There were thousands 
of flukes in the liver and gall ducts, with thickening of the 
walls of the latter. The flesh was in a very watery and 
blanched condition. The viscera were also pale in colour, 
but there was not much serous fluid in the abdomen. The 
remaining cattle had a thorough change of food and situa¬ 
tion; mineral and vegetable tonics were given; but, spite of 
this, they all did badly; some of them died or were killed, 
and the rest were sold. Messrs. Webb have used great care 
since, and have had no further disease. 
CASE OF ABDOMINAL ENCEPHALOID CAN- 
CEROUS DISEASE IN A RIG PONY. 
Communicated by Edw. Slipper, Student Royal 
Veterinary College. 
Mr. Shipley, of Southtown, Great Yarmouth, forwarded 
to me a specimen of the disease above named, the particu- 
