REPORTS OF CASES. 
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jMarked improvement next morning', and toward evening moved 
around with some disposition to play ; showed some hunger, 
and was allowed a small quantity of beef’s liver (previously 
crushed), thoroughly' boiled, into which a little Indian meal 
had been stirred. The next morning he was apparently in a 
normal condition, appeared lively and full of play ; was quite 
hungry, and was allowed a moderate meal of the liver and meal. 
In the afternoon his owner was allowed to carry him home with 
the bandages still on him, but to bring him to me the next 
morning, which he did, and the bandages were removed. Two 
nights later I was informed by the owner that he seemed to be 
suffering again, and, upon visiting him, found he was suffering 
from abdominal pains. I gave him morphia to allay pain, and 
left him for the night. The next morning he was still suffer- 
ing- great pain. Hot poultices and applications of hot salt to 
the abdomen gave him only slight relief. As much as one- 
fourth grain morphia hypodermically only overcame the pain 
and gave him ease for about fifteen minutes. The last few 
hours he howled incessantly, unless he was in the arms of some 
one, and then he could not remain still. The autopsy revealed 
the condition as shown by the specimen. 
[Dr. W. J. Coates, of the American Veterinary Hospital, received the specimen, and 
upon examination found the appendix to be normal—no inflammation nor ulceration ; but 
upon laying it open discovered eight or ten pin worms occupying its cavity.— Editor.] 
NEW TREATMENT FOR PARTURIENT APOPUEXY. 
By Francis Abele, Jr., Quincy, Mass. 
I had always had such poor success with parturient apoplexy 
in cows that I looked around for new ideas—I do not mean origi¬ 
nal ones, but the treatment of other veterinarians that had 
success with the disease. I was sure of one thing and that was 
that most cases died from mechanical bronchitis. It was easy 
to guess why. Nine out of ten were horribly constipated. Nine 
out of ten had bladder badly distended. Nine out of ten bloated 
while on flat of back and died in stupor. So my treatment 
became this: If called before too much stupor, rouse the 
patient with cold water thrown in face and ears; then drench 
with one pound Epsom salts, one-half pound common salt, one- 
quarter ounce or so of gamboge and same of ginger in two 
quarts of water at as warm a temperature as she could stand. If 
too stupid to be roused would not attempt it. 
I keep animal propped up on sternum by a grain’bag or two 
and bedding, never allowing head to get around to side. 
