284 THE MANAGEMENT AND DISEASES OF THE DOG, 



Of the few affected animals which survived, one, while recov- 

 ering, became blind of both eyes, with, at first, no appreciable 

 structural alteration of the organs, although 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 ex- 

 amined, as the sanitary condition was the opposite of satis- 

 factory. On being laid open, these were found all but com- 

 pletely choked with filth, the more fluid portions of the sew- 

 age having for some time been percolating into the soil be- 

 neath the flooring of the kennel, rather than discharged in the 

 natural or proper manner. 



•" The principal drain, I may mention, had a communica- 

 tion with the dormitory portion of the kennel, by means of an 

 ordinary perforated grating. This kennel had no communica- 

 tion by means of its drains with the other, which, as already 

 mentioned, was in close proximity, and where the dogs con- 

 'tinued 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 occurred 

 after their removal, one of which died. 



" After removing the flooring and opening the drains, it 

 was deemed advisable, considering the condition of the walls 



