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Dog 136. — Male. Weight 13 kilos. Partial pancreatectomy 

 Nov. 9: Glycosuria from Nov. 10 to Nov. 16. Ligation of inferior 

 thyroid arteries Nov. 16. Glycosuria from Nov. 17 to Nov. 30. 

 Thyroidectomy Nov. 30. Superior parathyroids left in situ. 

 Thyroid lobes unusually small. Dec. 1 urine sugar free. Dec. 2 

 glycosuria. Dog developed a severe attack of tetany early in the 

 morning and died in the afternoon. Autopsy: No demonstrable 

 lesions. 



Dog 138. — Male. Weight 17.71 kilos. Partial pancreatec- 

 tomy Dec. 3. Glycosuria from Dec. 5 to Dec. 7. Ligation of 

 inferior thyroid arteries Dec. 7. Glycosuria persisted from Dec. 

 8 to Dec. 10. Thyroidectomy preceded by intravenous injection 

 of 10 c.c. of 5 per cent, solution calcium lactate. Three para- 

 thyroids left in situ. Dec. 12 and 13 sugar positive. Twitchings 

 of the musculature of the back. 50 c.c. calcium chloride 5 per 

 cent, solution by stomach tube daily. Dog developed a severe 

 attack of tetany early in the morning Dec. 14. At 11 A.M. 

 intravenous injection of 10 c.c. calcium-lactate solution 5 per cent. 

 Recovered from the attack; but twitchings persisted. At 2 P.M. 

 second attack of tetany. Dog very low, in a dying condition. 

 At 3 P.M. another injection of calcium lactate, same dosage. 

 Dog was catheterized twice and sugar found in the urine by adding 

 2 drops of Benedict's reagent. Dec. 15 and 16, no tetany or 

 twitching. Dog had an excellent appetite. Not a trace of sugar 

 in catheterized or passed specimens with either Benedict's or 

 Nylander's reagents. Dec. 17, 18 and 19 twitchings of the 

 musculature of back. No actual attack of tetany. Sugar in 

 urine strongly positive. Mild attack of tetany though the dog 

 had received subcutaneously 10 c.c. of calcium lactate 5 per cent, 

 solution daily. Dec. 20, attack of tetany. Sugar strongly posi- 

 tive in the urine. Intravenous injection of calcium lactate in the 

 morning and in the afternoon. Dec. 21 and 22, no tetany. Urine 

 sugar-free. Subcutaneous injections of calcium lactate were given 

 for three days. Dec. 23 dog was bitten in the back by another 

 dog. On account of the large open wound he was killed. 



Dog jjp. — Female. Weight 12 kilos. Pancreatectomy and 

 ligation of inferior thyroid arteries Dec. 17. Glycosuria from Dec. 

 18 to Dec. 31. Thyroidectomy Dec. 21. Two superior para- 



