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show a high temperature until the disease terminates fatally or in recovery. In the 
former case it may fall from 2° to 4° below the normal just before death. When 
recovery ensues, it falls as quickly to or even below the normal as it rose in the begin- 
ning of the attack. If the temperature be taken twice daily — in the morning and 
the evening — a new set of phenomena appear. The temperature at the outset rises 
during the day, is highest in the evening, and may be low again in the morning. 
This oscillation, partly a normal occurrence, may be noticed for 3 or 4 days in some 
cases, the morning temperature gradually rising until it is as high as the evening 
temperature. The high temperature then remains continuous until the end of the 
fever. (Smith and Kilborne, 1893, p. 16.) 
For canine piroplasmosis, Xuttall (1904, pp. 232-233) reports; 
“South Africa: Fever recorded in all cases, and may be present when the dog 
appears well, thus constituting usually the first symptom. Fever starts at 104.2° to 
105.4°, and oscillates or rises to 105° or 106.6°, even 107° F. In chronic cases 
(Chart V) there may be great oscillations in temperature, which may fall below 
normal (97° to 98° F., about 36° C. ) and again rise. Toward death the rectal tem- 
perature gradually falls far below normal; in three of my dogs 98.2°, 97.2°, 90° F. 
(32.2° C. ) were recorded, respectively, when last taken. 
“France: In acute cases fever at onset ma}'' exceed 40° C. (104° F. ), is maintained 
usually 2 to 3 days, then the temperature falls below normal, even down to 33° C. 
(91.4° F. ). Rarely temperature is seen to oscillate, then gradually fall. In young 
dogs, which die very quickly, initial fever may be absent, parasites appear in the 
blood, and temperature sinks until death. 
“In chronic cases fever usually absent; slight when present; rarely exceeds 40° C. 
(104° F. ). May be overlooked; lasts 36 to 48 hours, then falls. In one case a 
‘quartan fever,’ with remissions, as in the human malaria, observed.” 
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM. 
BROXCHITIS; COUGH. 
Idaho. — There is considerable bronchial irritation, cough lasting during conva- 
lescence or as long as there is any appearance of the eruption (Figgins, 1896, p. 64). 
Fairchild (1896) agrees that a slight cough accompanies the disease. According to 
Maxey (1899, p. 435) there is occasionally some bronchial cough, which may or may 
not be accompanied by some pain in the lungs. 
Montana. — An irritative cough generally exists from the first, but not to an extent 
to be especially noticeable (Gwinn, 1902). Wilson and Chowning (1902a, p. 132; 
1903a, p. 62; 1904a, p. 37) state that a bronchial cough is frequently present at the 
onset. Anderson ( 1903a, p. 507 ; 1903c, p. 21 ) refers to a slight bronchitis after a few 
days; always present in the second week (1903c, p. 23). Gates (1905, pp. 111-113) 
reports cough for his cases, Xos. 11 (tenth day, especially well-marked symptom), 
14, 15 (most troublesome), 16 (some, but not so much as usual) . 
Ill the 1901 cases no cough was recorded for cases T, 9, and 13; in 
case 3 there was no cough on May 10, but the patient coughed freeh" 
on May 11; there was some cough in case 10. 
Bronchial glands . — In case 11 (1901) the bronchial glands were found 
enlarged at autopsy. 
THYXrS. 
In case 11 (1901) remnants of the thymus were seen upon removal 
of the sternum. 
