ACUTE INTOXICATION CATS. 



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TABLE 9. Subcutaneous injection; cats Continued. 

 SERIES D. 



SERIES E.' 



Pathological conditions. * Two days after first injection. 



TABLE 10. Injections into peritoneal cavity; cats. 



i In few minutes. 

 TABLE 11. Administration of caffein by mouth; cats. 



NUMMARY. 



The toxicity of caffein in cats is shown to be the same when given by mouth as 

 when injected subcutaneously, the minimum fatal doses in both cases being 0.15 

 gram per kilo. When introduced by the intraperitoneal route, caffein is, on the 

 contrary, distinctly less toxic. After the administration of 0.137 and 0.145 gram 



