THE PROSTATE GLANDS. 
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considerable speed, a distance of four leagues — nine miles. This 
had taken place in the morning, and he was brought to Paris in a 
cabriolet in the evening. 
He refused to eat — his belly was distended, and could not be 
touched without great pain to the animal — the bladder seemed to 
be full to distention — -the muzzle was hot and very dry, and the 
pulse accelerated. Some mallow-root water and olive oil were 
administered to him, as medicine and injection. He had had two 
alvine evacuations since the morning, but he had not voided any 
urine. All this was told me by his mistress, but I was not con- 
sulted until the 14th. 
14^A. — The belly was distended, and painful to the touch; the 
bladder, which could be easily felt through the abdominal parietes, 
was exceedingly distended — the pulse was small and quick — the 
skin hot — he staggered as he walked — the back and the loins were 
curved as the animal walked, but, generally speaking, he was lying 
down : — although hitherto perfectly obedient, he was now utterly 
regardless of his mistress’s commands. He was bled from the jugu- 
lar vein ; a decoction of mallows, mixed with honey, was given to him, 
but he vomited a great part of it soon after it was administered. 
At night a mucilaginous cataplasm was placed over the belly. 
1 5th. — He had voided a great quantity of urine during the night. 
The belly was less distended, but the bladder still contained a great 
deal of urine. The dog cried sadly when we pressed on the pubic 
region of his belly. He remained couched — his respiration was 
precipitous, and his mouth was dry and hot. Put him into a warm 
bath of bran and water for half an hour. 
Towards noon we applied twenty leeches over the region of the 
belly. They all adhered, and, when they had fallen off, we placed 
the animal into a second bath of bran and water. We tried, towards 
evening, to get him to stand, but it was with difficulty that he could 
keep on his legs, and he staggered sadly when we attempted to 
get him to move. His urine came from him, drop by drop; emol- 
lient injections and draughts were administered, the latter of which 
he returned almost as soon as they were given. 
\§th. — The belly is still distended and tender. Mucilaginous 
injections were administered. There was no alvine evacuation. 
Drinks of whey and barley-water were given, which were almost 
immediately vomited. The dog lay couched on his side, and his 
four legs and his neck distended. At 2 p.M. the bath was repeated; 
a little after which his respiration became exceedingly accelerated 
and laborious ; a frothy saliva issued from his mouth ; and he died 
at half past two o’clock. 
The post-mortem examination was made very soon after his 
death. The abdominal cavity contained a small quantity of serous 
fluid, slightly tinged with red. The external surface of the intes- 
tines and the stomach were nearly uniformly of a somewhat deep 
