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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 wer econ- 
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. Inthe 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, 
