Pancreatic Diabetes in Dogs. 



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TABLE VI. 



No. 



Body Weight 



111 XvllUo* 



Removed 



1 dlltl Cab ill 



Grams. 



VVclgllL UI 



Removed Pancreas 



pr^l i xviiu \ji 



Body Weight. 



Weight of 



v_7idiiu viiiig 



to Allen. 



100 



14 



? 



3-4 

 10 



? 



28 



136 



13 



17 



1-3 



26 



138 



15-71 



26 



1.65 



31.42 



139 



12 



23 



I.OI 



24 



Table VI indicates that it is possible to obtain a persistent 

 glycosuria after removal of 1 to 1 .3 grams of pancreas per 1 kilo- 

 gram of body weight. Allen 1 figures that the pancreas of a dog 

 weighs approximately 2 grm. per kilogram of body weight. This 

 makes us believe that we probably removed 14.6 grams in dog 

 No. 100 at the first operation. 



Conclusions. 



1. Diabetic dogs are more susceptible to tetany after partial 

 parathyroidectomy and thyroidectomy than non-diabetic dogs 

 after the same procedure. 



2. The removal of the thyroid in diabetic dogs seems to check 

 the glycosuria provided tetany does not occur. 



3. If tetany does occur intravenous injections of calcium lactate 

 may act as a palliative in checking temporarily both the tetanic 

 seizures and glycosuria. 



10 Allen, I.e., 716. 



