. The diseases and disorders of the ox, with some account of the diseases of the sheep. DISEASES OF THE OX AND SHEEP. 375 winter, with the view of economising, the owner had fed his cows on barley chaff and straw, and in consequence their blood had become poorer and poorer in quality, until symptoms of extreme prostration and paralysis had at length set in, and doubtless all would have soon succumbed, had this feeding been Fig. 43.—Nervous Debilitv in Cows at the time of Parturition. The cow delineated in the above picture is the subject of nervous debility, occurring about the tim
. The diseases and disorders of the ox, with some account of the diseases of the sheep. DISEASES OF THE OX AND SHEEP. 375 winter, with the view of economising, the owner had fed his cows on barley chaff and straw, and in consequence their blood had become poorer and poorer in quality, until symptoms of extreme prostration and paralysis had at length set in, and doubtless all would have soon succumbed, had this feeding been Fig. 43.—Nervous Debilitv in Cows at the time of Parturition. The cow delineated in the above picture is the subject of nervous debility, occurring about the time of parturition. This is a malady due to the functional disorder alone, and it is not as a rule followed bj^ death. Our artist has faith- fully represented the characteristic appearances of this disease. The observer will readily note, from the attitude of the cow, that she suffers from general weakness and loss of nerve-power. She is represented as lying in a recumbent posture in the field, but she has now no inclination for browsing on the grass beside her, nor is she repi'esented as chewing the cud, a usual sign of undis- turbed health in the case of ruminating animals. She has no delight to move leisurely in the luxuriant pasture, nor does the sweet woodland scenery attract her gaze ; but she must needs lie still, the vigorous activity of health having left her—let us hope only for a short time, and that her health will be restored after having taken her with care and gentleness to a dry shed or ox-stall, nicely bedded down with clean new straw, keeping her warm, attending to every want, and administering such remedies as may be found advisable. Under a more generous regimen and the administration of tonics and stimulants the animals made good recoveries. This particular form of anaemia occurring in "in-calvers," when symptoms of paralysis set in, is termed pre-pfffturient paralysis; or paralysis occurring before parturition, and it is not at all uncommon in
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