Reports to the Lord Provost and magistrates of the city of Edinburgh on the pathological appearances, symptoms, treatment, and means of preventing cattle plague / by Andrew Smart.

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1866
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Credit: Reports to the Lord Provost and magistrates of the city of Edinburgh on the pathological appearances, symptoms, treatment, and means of preventing cattle plague / by Andrew Smart. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    changed. October 9.—Signs of convalescence are now quite decided. Appetite quite restored, and the animal takes the full meal of a decided convalescent greedily. The milk is much increased in quantity, and is improving in quality, but the pulse and breathing are still a little too high. This arises from a slight attack of pleurisy, which the cow has caught since admission to the byre. Fourth Case.—From an infected byre. A fine Ayrshire cow, admitted 26th Sep- tember. Had taken no food for two days before admission. The animal was dull, losing milk, oppressed in breathing, and the pulse was ] 00. The other signs of the disease were present—viz., reddened vagina and gums. As there was constipation, laxative mixture was given, and there was free scouring next day. Stimulant treat- ment was next adopted, and the diet consisted of small mashes twice a-day, with gruel at mid-day. On the 1st October the pulse was 96, respirations 48 per minute, tempera- ture natural, but the animal was dull, and had no appetite. On the following day, signs of improvement appeared and continued. The treatment now consisted of stimulant twice a-day, and ale and bark at night. On the 9th the journal states that the patient is decidedly convalescent; milk greatly increased in quantity, and improv- ing in quality. Gets full diet, and takes it eagerly. This cow will be sent home in a day or two. Fifth Case.—Cow from an infected byre, where ten had previously died of the disease. Admitted 1st October. Had all the distinctive marks of the disease already enumerated, and was treated on similar principles. For three days the pulse was 95, and the respiration attained the extraordinary number of 102 a mmute. There is nothing specially to be noted in the details of the treatment in this case. The cow is now, after seven days' illness, quite convalescent, giving full milk, chewing cud, and taking full diet. It will be sent home in the course of a day or two. Andrew Smart, M.D. 28 Alva Street, October 9. 1865. TIL—THIRD INTERIM REPORT BY DR SMART ON THE MEANS OF PEEVENTING CATTLE PLAGUE, &c. There have been in all fifteen cows admitted to the Experimental Byre, and of these, thirteen only were placed under treatment. Of the thirteen, there have been five recoveries, seven deaths, and one is still under treatment. The following is the analysis of the deaths:—In three cases, all from the same byre, Ijie plague was com- plicated with murrain. Another had the fatal complication of double pleuro-pneu- monia, and the remaining three were pure cases of the disease, without any other complication. The entire seven, without exception, were in the second or advanced stage of the disease when admitted to the byre, and were consequently all unfavour- able subjects for treatment. Of the recoveries, tliree liave been restored to their owners, and are doing well, and two are still detained as convalescents. The sixth has emerged from the disease, and is now struggling with the subsequent exhaustion. E