REPORTS OF CASES. 
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The only history I could learn of the case was, that the 
farmer had said that the animal’s breathing had been as de¬ 
scribed “ever since several months ago, when she had been 
chased out of a field of standing corn by his dog ; her stomach 
was fully distended with green food at the time, and she had 
been pretty well chased.” 
FORLORN CASE OF PARTURIENT PARESIS—EXCESSIVE MEDICA¬ 
TION—RECOVERY. 
By D. D. Kreerr, V. S., Salem, Oregon. 
Saturday, September 29, a man living in the north end of 
Salem came in a great hurry for me, stating that his cow had 
had a calf on the 27th out at his brother-in-law’s, on the south 
end of Howell Prairie, about ten miles from Salem. After ask¬ 
ing him a few questions I thought probably his cow was down 
with paresis, and on arriving I found my suppositions well 
founded. Found her down out in a wood pasture, lying on side, 
moaning, breath very short, pulse very weak, numbering sixty, 
temperature 105 ; would not pay any attention to her calf. 
On trial found she could not swallow. Immediately pro¬ 
ceeded to give her Schmidt’s treatment (200 grains iodide of 
potassium) and then placed her on the sternum. Kept her there 
by putting around her bales of hay. I also gave her eserine- 
pilocarpine, gr. iv, hypodermically. I commenced this treat¬ 
ment about 3 p. m. and found at 5 p. m. that she could swallow ; 
the eserine-pilocarpine disturbed the bowels considerably and 
started up borborigmus, but did not cause any passage there¬ 
from ; I now gave by mouth one and one-half pounds sulphate 
magnesia, four drachms aloes, two drachms powd. nux vomica, 
10 minims croton oil and one drachm powd. ginger, in three 
quarts warm water ; gave it very slowly, allowing plenty of time 
for her to swallow ; gave some directions about caring for her 
and left some stimulants and supportive treatment, and returned 
to the city. 
Returned quite early Sabbath morning ; found her about as 
I had left her the evening before, the bowels seeming to trouble 
her some. Immediately gave her again 180 grains iodide po¬ 
tassium, according to Schmidt’s treatment; also gave her a good 
large injection of water with one ounce fluid extract belladonna 
in the water per rectum. She soon passed quite a large stool 
and immediately began to come to herself, and by 5 p. m. was 
on her feet, though rather wobbly. I had her given a few doses 
each day of a stimulating tonic and she made a complete re- 
