30 THOMPSON YATES AND JOHNSTON LABORATORIES REPORT 
The parasites in this case were never very numerous and were constantly 
absent for three weeks before death. The temperature was usuallv between ioi° 
and 103 0 F. On two occasions, however, there were sudden rises to 106 0 F. 
Quantitative blood examination shewed a marked decrease of haemoglobin, on 
Nov. 27, thirty per cent., and a slighter decrease of erythrocytes ; red cells, 4,700,000 ; 
white cells, 19,000 ; parasites, fairly numerous. 
No oedemata nor yellowish tint of the anaemic conjunctivae and mucous 
membranes were ever noticed in this case. 
Autopsy. — This animal died on December 8, 1902, and the post-mortem examination was 
commenced fifteen minutes after death. Rigor mortis had not set in. Bod}- was much emaciated. 
Marked congestion of the conjunctivae and a few haemorrhagic points on the membrana nictitans and 
sclerotic. Mucous membranes, particularly of the gums, anaemic and of a slightly yellowish tinge. On 
section no yellowish oedema of the abdominal subcutaneous tissue, although there was some slight infil- 
tration of a gelatinous straw-coloured fluid about the sheath of the rectus abdominis and about the 
penis. About 600 c.c. of straw-coloured liquid was taken from the peritoneal cavity. The lymphatic 
glands of the mesentery were boggv and permeated with a yellowish gelatinous, easily coagulable 
fluid, which oozed rapidly from them cm section. 
Sp/cen. — Weight, 506 gm. Slight thickness of the capsule together with an injection of its 
superficial vessels. On section the organ was dark in colour and slightly fibroid. 
Right Kidney. — Weight, 354 gm. Normal. 
Left Kidney. — Weight, 304. gm. Rather congested, otherwise normal ; capsule of both peeled 
with ease. 
Pancreas. — Weight, 202 gm. Normal. 
Pei i tone 11 in. — N o rm a 1 . 
Thorax: — Pleurae. — Each contained about 100 c c. of clear straw-coloured fluid, in which were 
floating small coagula of lymph, here and there attached to the parietes, particularly towards the 
diaphragm ; no pleuritis. The pericardium contained about 55 c.c. of similar fluid ; no pericarditis. 
The bronchial glands were soft, oedematous, and soaked with the clear yellow fluid so often mentioned. 
Some of these glands were injected and others quite pale. 
Right Lung. — Weight, 709 gm. The superficial vessels were congested. 
Left Lung. — Weight, 607 gm. 
Heart. — Weight, 1,1 13 gm. As in the first case, the connective tissue round its base was filled 
with yellow coagulated oedema fluid. The muscle was very pale and friable and somewhat mottled. All 
the valves were normal. 
The aorta was normal. On the superior mesenteric artery there was an aneurism caused by 
sclerostoma similar to that seen in Case I. 
The alimentary canal was normal ; the intestines were not congested. A few bot-fly larvae were 
found in the stomach and also in the duodenum. The enlargement of the abdominal glands wa. not as 
marked as in Case I. 
The marrow in all the bones, both long and short, was normal in appearance. 
Films were made from all the organs. No parasites were seen in fresh 
preparations of blood taken from all the organs. 
The accompanying chart of the morning and evening temperatures shows a 
fairly even temperature with rises at irregular intervals. 
