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treatment was adopted, and next morning all the symp- 

 toms had disappeared. 



"Lafitte (Ibid., p. 674) attended a bitch which, two 

 days previously, had brought forth two puppies which it 

 suckled. It appeared to be very weak and staggered in 

 walking. Soon after, the feebleness of the hind-quarters 

 was extreme and clonic convulsions affected all the muscles; 

 the eyeballs pirouetted in their sockets, the jaws werecon- 

 tinually moved, and saliva ran from the mouth continually ; 

 hearing and seeing were unaffected. Two hours subse- 

 quently the animal could not rise. A belladonna draught 

 was given, narcotic frictions were applied along the spine, 

 and emetised enemata administered. In the evening the 

 bitch was dull, weak and stupid. In the morning every trace 

 of the malady had disappeared. Next day there was another 

 eclamptic attack of shorter duration, and the fourth day 

 another still briefer and weaker. The puppies were put to 

 another bitch, and in about eight days they had attacks 

 similar to those of the parent, though shorter and less in- 

 tense. One, a female, had three attacks on successive days, 

 and then died — the other, a male, had only two attacks. 



" Lafitte (Ibid., p. 674) reports that a bitch, four 

 days after pupping, had clonic convulsions in all its 

 muscles ; its jaws were agitated, it was much salivated, and 

 respired with difficulty. Its expression was animated, but 

 it could not stand, and was compelled to lie. During the 

 night the convulsions ceased, and the animal, although a 

 little somnolescent, appeared quite recovered ; at ten o'clock 

 next morning, however, it had another attack, and in the 

 evening it died. 



"The same. veterinarian (Ibid, p. 674) alludes to the 

 case of a bitch which, three days after pupping, had convul- 

 sions in the muscles of the trunk and limbs, and the hind- 

 legs were so feeble that it could not stand. Its gaze was 

 unsteady, and at times the eyes rolled about in the orbits. 



