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J. SCHMIDT. 
book two cases of the above diseases and place them opposite 
each other, with their history, symptomatology, and course: 
OVERFEEDING. 
The cow bad broken loose on the day 
before yesterday and had eaten from the 
feed-box about 11 kilograms of crushed 
corn, oats and barley. 
First day after overfeeding. 
The cow was lively, her movements nor¬ 
mal, she could kick freely with her hind 
legs, had appetite, but was allowed no grain 
and only a little water. 
The excrement was fluid. 
Second day. 
In the course of the day the cow showed 
constantly increasing illness, would neither 
eat nor drink, tottered and after a time 
could not get up without help. 
If assisted to her feet she stood with her 
head and rigid neck pressed against the 
wall in front of her and soon fell down 
again, bhe lay mostly with her head bent 
around to the side. 
The excrement was hard. 
Third day. 
The condition almost like yesterday. 
Only a few pellets of hard dung, covered 
with shreds of mucus, were expelled. 
The cow is not tympanitic, nor ap¬ 
preciably more gaunt than before. 
Temperature 37.3°. 
Fourth day. 
The cow had defecated abundantly dur¬ 
ing the night; the faeces were moist, mixed 
with grain. She readily gets up, and can 
move about without staggering. She has 
eaten some straw and shows great desire 
for water. 
CALVING FEVER. 
The cow calved day before yesterday and 
is a good milk cow. 
First day after calving. 
The cow was lively, the attitude nor¬ 
mal, appetite good. She gave large quan¬ 
tities of milk. 
The excrements were normal. 
Second day. 
This morning the cow could only arise 
with difficulty and did not wish to either 
eat or drink. Though she arose several 
times without aid, she soon staggered and 
fell down again. After noon she could 
not be placed upon her feet, she ordinarily 
lay languid, with her head bent to the side 
and occasionally threw her head about. 
No defecation. 
Third day. 
More comatose. The head bent to the 
side. In the rectum some faeces had 
accumulated in little hard, slimy pellets. 
Temperature 38°. 
Fourth day. 
The cow had defecated freely during the 
night and lay most of the time with the 
head and neck in the normal posture. She 
had drunk some water and eaten a few 
carrots. This morning she got up, trem¬ 
bled somewhat at first, which, however, 
did not last long. In the course of the 
day she acquired more appetite and by 
afternoon was wholly recovered. 
Every veterinarian will find in his casebook records of cases 
analogous to the foregoing. There exists a striking resemblance 
between these two cases. The course is not always so similar ; 
that rests largely upon the degree of severity acquired by the 
one or the other affection. 
