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tinues to advance, and suffocation terminates the case. 

 Towards tlie latter stage infiltration into the areolar tissue 

 usually takes place (anasarca). 



Treatment. — The treatment of ascites is far from satisfac- 

 tory. Bleeding, as advocated by some, for the purpose of 

 unloading the veins, in which the circulation is impeded 

 and the vessels thereby congested, from compression by 

 the dropsy, is rarely admissible in so lowering a disease ; 

 where it is practised, the administration of a stimulant 

 should immediately follow. 



Tapping is of little use in the lower animals, and is only 

 warranted in extreme cases. The secretion is more rapidly 

 renewed after the operation, and a second withdrawal may 

 be, but a third is rarely, allowed by Nature. 



I have far greater faith in medicinal agents, and recom- 

 mend diuretics alternately with mineral tonics. 



Iodine, as advocated by Mr. Youatt, may be tried, and 

 in some cases, for a time, is apparently beneficial ; but, 

 when given for a long period, it is apt to produce atrophy 

 of the glands, and considerable constitutional debility. To. 

 avoid this, it is better combined with iron, and when any 

 such symptoms occur it should be withheld. 



The food should be of the most' nourishing kind, and every 

 other measure adopted which is calculated to strengthen 

 the system, and prevent a return of the malady. 



LEUKEMIA. 



Leukaemia, or Leucocythaemia, is a term used to denote 

 " white-cell blood" pr white blood. It is a condition in 

 which there is a preponderance or increase in the number 

 of these bodies in the blood, and is usually associated in 

 the human being with diseases of the spleen, liver, and 

 lymphatic glands. 



In the Veterinary Journal for July, 1875, the following 

 instance in the canine subject is recorded : 



