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DISTEMPER IN DOGS. 
beef tea, and in every other way that could be thought of. The first 
dog died on the seventh day; and in his case the intestines seemed 
to be the principal seat of disease. The second dog died on the 
ninth day, the third on the twelfth, and the last on the eight- 
eenth day ; and, since they presented after death somewhat differ- 
ent appearances, I shall append their post-mortem examinations. 
The First Dog, I regret to say, was not carefully examined. 
The brain, cavities of the head and heart, and the lungs, were not 
inspected. The discharge from the head was very thick and 
copious, and both eyes were ulcerated. On opening the abdo- 
men, the bowels were found to be in an intense state of inflamma- 
tion, filled with mucus and dark offensive feecal matter. 
The SECOND Dog was carefully opened in the presence of Dr. 
Chapman, of this town, who, from the virulent nature the disease 
had assumed, had taken a lively interest in the cases. 
Head. — A quantity of pus was collected in the nasal and frontal 
sinuses, and in the ethmoidal cells, and also upon the membrane 
lining the nose. The fauces, glottis, and epiglottis were highly 
inflamed, and secreting a viscid purulent fluid. 
Brain . — The bloodvessels were much distended with dark blood; 
but we could not detect the existence of any unusual quantity of 
fluid in the ventricles. 
Trachea , Heart , and Lungs. — The upper part of the trachea was 
much inflamed ; but on continuing the examination into the chest, 
the lungs were found to be free from active inflammation, as like- 
wise was their investing tunic and the lining of the chest : these 
were perfectly free, indeed, from disease. 
Abdominal Viscera. — We found great inflammation at the com- 
mencement of the oesophagus. The stomach was much contracted, 
and exhibited patches of inflammation over the greatest portion of 
it. The intestines were inflamed from one end to the other; but 
the inflammation was most severe at the extremities; that is, at 
the commencement of the oesophagus and within the rectum and 
anus. In the rectum the mucous membranes were nearly de- 
stroyed. The contents of the bowels were dark liver-coloured, and 
smelled offensively. 
The Liver and Kidneys were much softened. 
Looking, in an abstract view, at the condition of the alimentary 
canal, seeing the dark patches of inflammation here and there, in 
the absence of other symptoms, one would have imagined that the 
dog must have taken some acrid or poisonous substance. 
The Third Dog was examined in presence of Dr. Chapman 
and Mr. Gloag, V.S., 11th Hussars. 
Head. — On slitting up the nostrils, the lining membrane on each 
side was found to be much inflamed, secreting a thick pus, which 
