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micturated frequently and in large quantities. M. x\lmy examined her 

 carefully, and finding no signs of any organic disease which would ex- 

 plain the symptoms, suspected diabetes. The urine was analysed by 

 M. Lesage, and found to contain 6*25 grammes of sugar per 100. The 

 owner refused to leave the patient in hospital. " As often happens, 

 the special interest we showed in her aroused the suspicions of the 

 owner, who feared that his animal would be made the subject of experi- 

 ment. 



I will give a summary of the cases published by Eber in 1897 in the 

 Monatshcftc filr Thicrhcilkundc. 



Case i. — A seven and a half-}'ear-old water-spaniel. For six months 

 had suffered from disturbance of vision, marked thirst, and excessive 

 appetite. 



Condition on Examination. — Moderately nourished; conjunctiva 

 rose-red ; pulse regular, of normal force, eighty per minute ; respiration 

 normal ; appetite good ; abdomen swollen over the hypochondriac 

 region ; margins of the liver perceptible two finger-breadths from the 

 last ribs; double cataract; temperature 38*8° C (ioi'8° F.) ; polyuria ; 

 urine light yellow, pale, exhaling an odour of acetone, acid ; specific 

 gravity i'042 ; contained 7 per cent, of glucose. 



Treatment. — Meat diet. Three small doses of tincture of valerian 

 daily. Died on the sixth day in a state of collapse. 



Case 2. — Cross-bred nine-year-old water-spaniel. Same history as 

 the first patient. 



Condition on Examination. — \'ery marked wasting ; both lenses 

 opalescent ; margin of the liver perceptible behind the costal carti- 

 lages ; urine pale yellow, acid ; specific gravity 1*040 ; contained 6'5 per 

 cent, of glucose. 



Returned a month later. Despite careful dieting wasting had in- 

 creased ; urine contained 7 per cent, of glucose. 



Case 3. — Eleven-year-old Basset hound. Same history as in the 

 preceding cases. 



Condition on Examination. — Wasting ; opalescence of both lenses ; 

 enlarged liver; urine clear, pale yellow, acid; specific gravity 1*036; 

 contained 7 per cent, of glucose. Patient was not afterwards seen. 



Case 4. — Ten-year-old Basset bitch. Severe thirst. Three weeks 

 •ago both lenses became opalescent. 



Condition on Examination. — Moderatelv well nourished; double 



