POISONING OF A COW AND TWO STEERS. 
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skin, at its anterior part, and over the seat of spavin, then 
et n*^ tiie skin hacl^wai ds and forwards about an inch 
each way, he placed about a drachm of Hydrarg. Bichloridum, 
in powder, between it and the capsular ligament. This being 
done, he drew the edges in apposition, and passed three 
sutures therein. He stated that it was necessary that animals 
thus operated on should have their heads secured for five 
days afterwards. 
I have seen two other poor animals thus treated since the 
above case, by a similar individual, the first of which died of 
tetanus, and the other only recovered at the expense of an 
anchylosed joint, associated with extreme lameness, so as 
totally to incapacitate him from working. 
POISONING OP A COW AND TWO STEERS BY 
THE COLCHICUM AUTUMNALE, OR MEADOW 
SAFFRON. 
By W. Chambers, Veterinary Student, Kington. 
The following case of poisoning of a cow and two steers 
may not be deemed uninteresting to many of your readers. 
The animals in question, belonging to Mr. Lewis, Lions- 
hall, near Kington, were turned out to pasture with others, 
and broke out into an adjoining field, where the above plant 
grows in abundance. 
They were, however, turned back with the rest after a short 
time, and nothing appeared to be the matter until the follow¬ 
ing day, when the owner noticed them standing apart from 
the others and looking very dull. He gave to each of them 
Ol. Lini, Oss, but not finding them get any better I was re¬ 
quested to see them on the evening of May 11th, when I 
found them showing the following symptoms:— 
Stupor, swelling of the abdomen, frequent grinding of the 
teeth, a peculiar look of the eyes, the pupils being dilated, 
pulse almost imperceptible, bowels very much relaxed, and 
the faeces of a dark colour, extremities cold, loathing of 
food, suspension of rumination, and an eagerness for drink. 
There were no griping pains, nor was the breathing much 
accelerated. 
The symptoms evinced by the steers were somewhat milder 
than those described in the cow. 
