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lesions in both lobes, and on section numerous tubercles and tracts of 

 caseated pneumonia. All the lesions were very rich in bacilli. 



173. An eight-year-old female cat, brought for examination the 2nd 

 December, 1895 ; had been ill for several weeks. This cat belonged to 

 a lady, one of whose children had died of tuberculosis a few months 

 before. The animal was dull, weak, thin, and showed enlargement of 

 the abdomen. 



The enlargement was due to dropsy. The abdomen was punctured^ 

 and twelve and a half ounces of liquid, which gave a greyish deposit, 

 were drawn off. No bacilli were discovered in this deposit on micro- 

 scopic examination. Two guinea-pigs were intra-peritoneally injected 

 with one cubic centimetre of the liquid. 



On the 14th December the patient was brought back, the owner 

 stating that it had improved, but that the ascites had returned. The 

 abdomen was again punctured, about eight ounces of fluid, similar to 

 the first, being removed. 



The patient was not afterwards seen. 



On the 15th January, 1896, the guinea-pigs were killed. On post- 

 mortem tuberculous granulations were found in the liver and spleen,, 

 and on the peritoneum. 



174. A seven-year-old cat, brought for examination March 17th,. 

 1896. Had been ill for more than a year. 



Belonged to a lady who died of tuberculosis. It had shown loss of 

 appetite, cough, depression, a little nasal discharge, and progressive 

 wasting. This cat seldom left its owner's rooms, passing the greater 

 portion of its time in the bedroom. It was sometimes fed with meat, 

 etc., left by its owner ; sometimes with horse-flesh. 



The animal was ver}' greatly wasted ; the respiration was rapid and 

 difficult, and crepitant rales were noted on auscultating the lungs. It 

 was left here and killed. 



Autopsy. — Almost the whole of both pulmonary lobes was cede- 

 matous. Both on the surface and on sections numerous tubercles 

 could be seen, some were firm, others softened and caseous. The 

 lesions were rich in bacilli. 



175. A three-year-old cat, brought for examination November 24th, 

 1896. It had been ill for several weeks ; was dull, thin, and generally 

 remained lying down. The appetite was capricious, sometimes the 

 animal altogether refused food ; it had been principally nourished on 

 raw meat and milk. The excessive emaciation and the chronic cha- 

 racter of the disease suggested tuberculosis. The owner, tired of 

 nursing the animal, allowed it to be killed. 



Autopsy. — The epiploon was dotted over with fine granulations. 

 The terminal portion of the small intestine, the caecum and first part 

 of the colon were surrounded by an indurated mass, formed by en- 

 larged lymphatic glands adhering to the walls of the intestine. In- 

 cision of the latter showed the mucous membrane to be thickened and 

 ulcerated at several points. The tissue of the glandular swelling was. 



