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To the Editor of “ The Veterinarian .” 
Sir, — Probably the following case may possess sufficient in- 
terest to obtain a place in your periodical. Aware that correct 
views in pathology or practice can only be obtained by the accu- 
mulation of facts (although not engaged in veterinary practice), 
I cannot refrain from offering this small contribution to the sister 
science. 
I am. Sir, 
Your obedient servant, 
John Joce, M.R.C.S. 
Swynbridge, Devon, June 9, 1841. 
DISORGANIZATION OR GRANULAR DEGENERATION 
OF THE KIDNEYS IN A SHEEP. 
A five-yeAr old ewe, the property of a gentleman (to whom 
I am indebted for the following account of symptoms), in good 
condition, with a fine lamb about five weeks old, having been 
kept during the winter on turnips and hay, was first observed on 
Wednesday, April 14, 1841, to be following and leaping on the 
backs of the other sheep. She ate turnips as usual. 
Thursday , 15th. — Removed, with her lamb, from the flock. 
Constantly leaping on the lamb — appetite has failed. 
Saturday , 1 7th. — Broke from the field, and entered a shed 
where there were other sheep — she constantly pursued them, 
jumping incessantly on their backs, and assumed the manner of 
a ram under much sexual excitement. 
Sunday , 18^,. — Attacked the shepherd, ran at him, and knocked 
him down. In the afternoon was seen playing with a pole, scrap- 
ing it with her feet, and striking at it with her head — thrusting her 
nose frequently into the ground. She ran fiercely towards a per- 
son who approached her. It was found necessary to secure her, 
in order to restrain her violence. Respiration much accelerated — 
slight tetanic symptoms about the mouth, face, and eyes, and fre- 
quently gnawed the mortar of the wall and the wood-work within 
her reach. 
Monday , 19 th. — She was bled to faintness. After bleeding she 
manifested the same disposition to attack ; §ij sulphatis magnesiae 
were given to her. About half an hour after the bleeding, the 
lamb sucked, and was immediately taken ill, rearing and jumping 
about. Some v\hite froth escaped from its mouth. The lamb re- 
mained dull and heavy for some time — was removed from the 
