302 The Management and Diseases of the Dog. 
soft palate. Of the few affected animals which survived, 
one, while recovering, became blind of both eyes, with, at 
first, no appreciable structural alteration of the organs, al- 
though in a few days the cornea of both became opaque, 
apparently from infiltration of the intimate structures of the 
membrane ; ultimately, sight was restored. 
“ Another, about a fortnight after the obvious symptoms 
of the disease had disappeared, became affected with clonic 
spasms, or twitching of the muscles of the face and cervical 
region, followed in a few days by paraplegia. After a 
tedious convalescence, this animal also regained full nervous 
power. . 
“Being satisfied regarding the nature of the disease, we 
counselled the removal of all those dogs housed in the 
kennel as yet uncontaminated ; and the shifting of such as 
were still, to appearance, healthy from the kennel where 
the disease had arisen to this one, vacated by the unaffected. 
Immediately following this, the drains of the place were 
ordered to be examined, as the sanitary condition was the 
opposite of satisfactory. On being laid open, these were 
found all but completely choked with filth, the more fluid 
portions of the sewage having for some time been perco- 
lating into the soil beneath the flooring of the kennel, 
rather than discharged in the natural or proper manner. 
“The principal drain, I may mention, had a communi- 
cation with the dormitory portion of the kennel, by means 
of an ordinary perforated grating. This kennel had no 
communication by means ofits drains with the other, which, 
as already mentioned, was in close proximity, and where 
the dogs continued healthy. 
“The dogs removed from the uncontaminated kennel 
were placed in a stable a mile distant, and continued 
healthy. 
“ Among those taken from the kennel where the disease 
originated, and located in the other, three fresh cases oc- 
curred after their removal, one of which died. 
