Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-08-24
SECOND PoSrMoRTEM BY DIR. sHRIyER.
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BETHANY. W. ' A., august ~ Apo-"
DR.. Jas. L. Reeres, s. B. H., Wheeling:
A twoyear old heller died on the farm OF
James z. Rodgers. Second recent case.) L
went up and made pOstmortem. She was
taken sick on the 18th instant and died on
the 18th instant, about 20 hours sick. This
case appeared more virulent than the one
on the same farm opened few days since.
Compare this report and the former and We
find the stomach much distended and con-
tanning hard and dry mass, packed so
firmly that it appeared as if done by ram.
mer; heart cOngested and the muscular It's
sue apparently sOftened; kidneys much
softer than normal congested and black;
liver only moderately congeSted and not so
yellow rs in the former autopsy the con-
tents of the intestines beyond the stomach
soluble. In my opinion the case was fatal
from the first, as predicted. No treatment
would have been Of any avail, as no
amount of cathartics would have forced
the hardened contents out Of the manifold.
At O'Clock P. NJ on the nth instant the
pulse was IS; respirations ~. The bladder
contained about one gallon OF urine, not
bloody, but the mucous membrane IN a
high state OF vaScularity, and l presume
had the animal lived As hours lOnger-the
urine would have been bloody. All the
cases agree in that particular, when the
duration OF the disease is about the same.
The tlungs were normal, except the top
lobeS of both, which were slightly longest
ed. There were no adhesOns, The gall
bladder. as in the former case, was dIstend-
ed 10 its utmost with dark yiscid bile, and
by exosmosis had visibly tinged all the It's
sues adjacent very deeply. The spleen
lin twO-year-old, remember by measure
ment was p inches in length, inches i'll
width, 5 inches in thickness, distended with
dark grunous blood, friable. The eyes were
different from the previous case, being
congcstei even in death; the cornca was
covered with white scum, and, We were
informed by the owner. was blind before
death, which would seem to indicate some
brain disturbance.
saw a case on Friday, the 18th instant,
in which the pulse was 100, and respiration
II, and great nervous prostration. Ut be-
longed to Mr.. Davis
Gave olium lini xvi. potas nitras Iii rs
cathartiC, which acted efficiently. Then as
a tonic, Terri sulph ri in bran mash twice
daily. She now seems to be slowly inn
proving. also prescribed the same in the
fatal case, but OF no utility. In all the
cases have seen the mortality has been 10
per cent. In my opinion the poison Is SO
virulent in some cases that treatment is
useless. | saw a heifcr at Jas. i. Smiths
recovering from a second attack, having
passed through the same course of syntouS,
fever. etc, aS in the first. Have prescribed
as prophylaCtic in many cases, the potas
nitraS and ferri SUlp in appropriate doses.
Your suggestion of ''lsternI' | will try the
first opportunity. hut think the first treat
mcnt should be to give an efficient cathar-
tic. Ii you succeed in that there is some
prospect of recovery. In all the cases the
animals go to the water and would die there
If they were not rpmDNpI
have visited all the herds where there
are Alabama cattle, tin most instances
without the owners knowledge and must
say that have never seen finer and more
thrifty cattle. am informed by the own
ers save IN one instance) that there are
five fatal cases where there has been none
of the Southern cattle. In the town OF
Bethany about forty cows, and among them
are four Alabama COWS, and as yet there are
no cases of the disease, and do not at pres
cnt appre bend any attack, but in this |
may be mistaken.
Doctor, have written this report or let
ter in a rambling way as thought it would
he better than formal report.
am Doctor yours truly,