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The masseter muscles participated in the convulsive move- 
ments of the other muscles, so that there was a continual 
champing the jaws and an abundant salivation. The senses 
were not impaired, however. An antispasmodic treatment 
wasadopted. The attack lasted four hours, when recovery 
took place. , 
“Mauri (Ibid., p. 675) reports another instance of this 
malady occurring in a bitch, eight years old, and very fat. 
It had pupped twelve days before, and suckled four 
puppies. When brought to the Veterinary School it was 
lying on its side, though it could raise itselfon its sternum 
—it panted much, its mouth was wide open and much 
saliva flowed therefrom—the tongue was pendent. The 
respiratory movements were much quickened, but very 
shallow. The eyes were wide open and slightly squinted 
to the left. Violent convulsions, as if produced by electric 
discharges, agitated the limbs, and threw them into a state 
of forced extension ; if a group of extensor muscles— such 
as the patellar—were seized in the hand, the energetic con- 
tractions, rapidly repeated, could be easily felt. Nothing 
of the kind could be distinguished in the flexor muscles. 
The senses were not affected. The urine did not offer any 
trace of albumen. In the course of the day the symptoms 
disappeared and the animal recovered. 
“ Mauri alludes to four additional cases of eclampsia— 
two in the cow and two in the bitch, all presenting simuar 
symptoms to the toregoing,.” 
