416 
Date 
23. xi. 09. 
Treatment of Canine Piroplasmosis 
Day Temp.'F. 
11 
103-6 
9.40 a.m. Parasites 
% 
appear small, ragged; 
r.b.e. 
(P) 
(O) 
(PP) 
D) (P 4 ) 
(OO) (0 3 . 4 ) (PPOj 
chromatin in one mass 
32-4 
1 
61 
19 
. 1 
12 
4 
2 
103-0 
5.10 p.m. Parasites 
stain badly, faint 
blue, r.b.e. crumpled 
19-2 
• 
74 
8 
. . 
16 
1 
1 
12 
101-4 
9 a.m. Blood thinner, 
only doubtful pyri- 
forms noted 
14-4 
75 
8 
• • 
15 
2 
• 
101-6 
5.40 p.m. Blood very 
watery, r.b.e. stain 
faintly, parasites only 
show chromatin and 
little or no blue 
7-2 
• 
69 
1 
• 
29 
i 
• 
13 
102-0 
— a.m. Blood still 
more watery; all para¬ 
sites ragged and faint 
3-6 
• 
86 
• 
• 
14 
• 
• 
14 
99-4 
10.30 a.m. Parasites; 
only chromatin 
•4 
100-8 
5.30 p.m. Very few 
parasites ; rounded, 
show little blue and 
stain faintly 
+ 
15 
101-0 
9.30 a.m. Blood con- 
dition improving ... 
0 
101-2 
— p.m. Urine normal. 
16 
104-2 
9.30 a.m. ... 
0 
103-6 
— p.m. 
17 
101-0 
9.30 a.m. Blood con- 
dition improving ... 
0 
101-6 
— p.m. 
18 
100-6 
... ... ... 
0 
101-2 
19 
100-6 
... ... ... 
0 
20 
101-4 
Dog lively 
0 
21 
102-2 
jj n ... ••• 
0 
22 
101-0 
i) it 
0 
23 
101-2 
it t j ••• • • • 
0 
24 
101-6 
J> tt 
0 
25 
101-2 
„ ,, Parasites 
reappeared : 3 (O), 
2 (OO) at film-edge ... 
+ 
26 
100-2 
Dog lively. Parasites: 
% 
A 
3 (O) at film-edge ... 
+ 
"(P) 
(O) 
(PP) 
(D) 
(OO)' 
27 
100-4 
Dog lively. Parasites: 
•2 
• 
+ 
+ 
• 
+ 
28 
103-6 
,, „ blood watery. 
Parasites: 
2-0 
• 
85 
15 
• 
• 
29 
— 
9 a.m. Dog found dead 
Haemo 
globinuria. 
Smears from various 
organs were prepared: 
Kidney showed 15 % r.b.e. infected (PP), (PPPP), (0), etc. 
Spleen „ 15 % „ 
Liver ,, 7-5 °/o ■ > ,, ,, „ 
Heart about 6 °/ 0 , blood clotted, roulleaux, very watery. 
Control Dogs: Nos. 2 and 3. See p. 418. 
