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mouth was cold and the tongue paralyzed, the eyes were dim 
and when touched with the finger she would not attempt to 
close them. When examining the udder, I found a slight 
swelling in one quarter. Upon inquiring how long since the 
cow had come in, I was informed that her calf was eight weeks 
old, which was shown to me. I could not doubt the man’s 
word, as I really believe he was sincere in his statement. You 
can imagine my astonishment to see typical symptoms of par¬ 
turient paresis eight weeks after parturition. Not trusting my 
first conclusion, I again made a thorough examination with the 
same results. On account of the existing symptoms of mastitis, 
I was not warranted to apply the potassium iodide infusion and 
advised to apply friction to the exterior by means of straw 
wisps, which was done ; also stimulating agents were applied 
both externally and internally, and the patient wrapped in 
warm blankets ; the udder was frequently immersed in hot wa¬ 
ter during the night ; also light massage was applied and the 
udder relieved of its contents as often as possible. On my arri¬ 
val the next morning, my patient was resting easy and appeared 
much brighter. The next day she got up, and has ever since 
made a slow recovery, and is now giving a normal flow of milk. 
I am not surprised at her recovery, but have never heard of 
such a case eight weeks after parturition, and therefore bring it 
to your notice for discussion. 
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No. j ( Recovered ).—This was a very fat, shorthorn cow, 
six years old, had aborted the previous season and was dry 
for six months prior to her period of gestation. The first 
symptoms of the disease were noticed about eight hours before 
my arrival at the place, and she was suffering with a very se¬ 
vere attack. I informed the owner that the case was hopeless 
in my opinion, but was willing to try and help her as best I 
could. One hundred and fifty grains of the potassium iodide 
was dissolved and infused according to directions, massage ap¬ 
plied, but no caffeine or other stimulants. This was twelve 
o’clock at night. I returned to the place at nine o’clock the 
next morning, and was informed that the cow was up. Upon 
