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two-year-old bitch, which had nursed two puppies for a month, 

 and during that time seemed to be in perfect health, but which 

 was suddenly seized with agitation and anxiety, appeared to 

 be suffocated, could scarcely stand, and seemed to be para- 

 lyzed in its hind-limbs — noted the following symptoms : 

 General agitation of all the muscles, anxious physiognomy, 

 and all the characteristic features described in the preceding 

 case. The respiration was very laborious, though the ribs 

 were immovable. The gait was unsteady, and the hind-quar- 

 ters were feeble, as in confirmed rabies. The animal ap- 

 peared to be impelled to move about incessantly, and if it, 

 stopped it fell ; then the limbs became rigidly extended. In 

 the midst- of its convulsions, it endeavored to rise, but could 

 not co-ordinate its movements — it turned itself on its back, so 

 as to lie alternately on the right or left side. After numerous 

 attempts it sometimes succeeded in getting up, and com- 

 menced to walk, but only to fall again ; it could only stand 

 on its rigid paws by resting against a wall or tree. An hour 

 after its arrival at the school, it could not rise unaided. Its 

 senses did not appear to be affected ; the appetite was lost, 

 and there was neither defecation nor micturition during the 

 attack. The case in every respect appeared to be similar 

 to the preceding. No treatment was adopted, and in the 

 evening the bitch had almost completely recovered, though 

 it was rather sleepy and dull. Next day it was taken away 

 cured. 



" The same authority" (Ibid., p. 674) " records the case 

 of a bitch brought to Toulouse Veterinary School, and which 

 caused anxiety about three hours previously by its agitation, 

 breathlessness, and anxious look. It had fallen, was seized 

 with contraction of the limbs, got up, and staggered about in 

 different directions, until at last it became so weak that it 

 could not stand. When Mauri saw it, it was lying on its 

 side, the limbs extended, and agitated from time to time with 

 clonics convulsions. The animal could not be induced to 

 get up, the head only being raised towards the shoulder. The 



