REPORTS OF CASES. 
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showing a good portion of the sclerotic coat. Marked muscular 
twitchings; respirations quite hurried, though not regular, 
being interrupted by a peculiar suppressed grunt, abdominal 
raise, followed by that of thorax, when suppression would cause 
a decided bulging of the chest walls. This would be followed 
by natural breathing, though quickened and numbering 40 to 
the minute. 
After recovering from an attack she would rise up upon 
her sternum and lie a few minutes before getting up. 25 
minutes after attack (which lasted about 15 minutes), pulse 64, 
respirations 32. 
When she would rise to her feet noticeable muscular 
twitching, muscles cramped, especially noticeable at stifle, 
causing a decided straightening of the hind legs, and would 
move with a short, hesitating stilty action. 
When drenching at 12 A. m., 35 minutes from last attack, 
her head suddenly dropped, causing her to fall forward, but the 
attack was only mild, as hind-quarters were held down to pre¬ 
vent rising. 
About 2 p. m. she was moved to a box-stall, but in coming 
out of stable, going down a decline of some two feet, she again 
fell forward, which I don’t think would have occurred if head 
and neck had been supported. 
Treatment .—Physic drench, as follows : 
Magn. sulph., 
lb i. 
Aloes Barb., 
1 i. 
Zinzib. rad. pulv., 
rr • 
3 1. 
Ac. carb., 
3 i. 
M. Sig. Dissolve in hot water and drench.. 
Pot. brom., Iviii. 
Chart, viii. Sig. Two powders every two hours for two 
doses, followed by one every two hours. 
Good recovery. Ordered kept off stalks. 
Had my first call in November, treating four cases for one 
man, all recovered. They had a second attack when again 
put on stalks. I know of three other herds being attacked, 
but recovered without treatment, though symptoms in one were 
slightly different, travelling sideways with the hind-quarters 
similar to a dog. All cases were in mature animals, and in one 
case neighbors herding cattle in the same field, but only one 
herd was affected. All cases treated were milk cows. 
They will apparently recover without treatment, only hear¬ 
ing of one death, which no doubt was due to strangulation, 
which could easily occur, as I have known cows to become cast 
