DISEASES OF THE GENERATIVE ORGANS. 137 



The animal presented some of the appearances characteristic 

 of ascites; the abdomen was enlarged, pendulous, and fluc- 

 tuating. There was much prostration, the action of the 

 heart was feeble, the breathing was accelerated, the appetite 

 was impaired, but the desire for drink was constant. It was 

 evident that the case was a hopeless one, and no attempt was 

 made to apply any treatment. The dog died on November 

 29th. 



'^ The post-mortem examination did not reveal any lesion 

 of the internal organs, except the uterus, which was distended 

 with fluid ; this viscus we have forwarded for your inspection. 



" [As stated in Messrs. Gowing's report of the case, the 

 uterus was distended with fluid ; the horns and the body of 

 the organ being about equally tense. When the walls of the 

 viscus were opened, the contained fluid was found to present 

 the ordinary characters of pus, being thick, yellowish-white 

 in color, and perfectly uniform in consistence. The lining 

 membrane of the uterus was softened and somewhat pulpy, 

 but no ulceration or other morbid change was observed. 

 Under the microscope the fluid was found to consist princi- 

 pally of epithelial scales, with small exudation-corpuscles and 

 blood-discs, but there were no pus-corpuscles. In the larger 

 mammalian animals, collections of fluid in the uterus is not 

 uncommon, and the condition is sometimes described as false 

 conception ; there is no reason, however, to conclude that 

 this abnormal secretion is in anyway connected with impreg- 

 nation.]" 



FATTY DEGENERATION OF THE OVARIES. 



In aged bitches of an obese disposition, and those which 

 have parturiated, there is a tendency to fatty degeneration in 

 organs otherwise not usually adipose. 



A short time since, when making a post-mortem examina- 

 tion of an aged Newfoundland bitch, belonging to the Rev. 



