422 Treatment of Canine Piroplasmosis 
Date Day 1 
Temp. °F. 
18. vi. 09. 84-88 
— 
Dog very well. Temp, normal. Weight on 86th day 23f lbs. 
89 
104-0 
90-93 
Normal 
94 
103-6 
Developed mange which became generalized and severe. 
95 
103-4 
96 
103-2 
97 
102-4 
98 
103-2 
99 
102-4 
100 
103-2 
101-181 
Normal 
25. ix. 09. 182 
5 5 
No parasites found. Blood virulent: fatal to Test Dog III, q.v. 
183-204 
9> 
205 
103-4 
Dog getting blind of one eye; old age. 
206-212 
Normal. 
213 
9 5 
Inoculated with heart-blood of Dog 2, dead of piroplasmosis 
(control dog inoculated at the same time died of piroplas¬ 
mosis). 
214 
99 
215 
103-0 
216-226 
Normal 
9. xi. 09 227 
9 9 
Weight 25 lbs. Dog well since 84th day. 
228-281 
Ceased taking temperature. Mange generalized. 
3. i. 10. 282 
99 
Dog continues lively. Weight 25J lbs. 
Control Dog (No. VIII, p. 171) died on the 7th day after inoculation. 
Dog 6 (p. 180, this volume): Young mongrel terrier bitch. Weight 16 lbs. Inoculated , 
15. iv. 1909, with virulent blood. Parasites appeared in its blood on the 6th day. 
Treatment: Trypanblue solution was injected on the same day. The parasites disappeared 
on the 8th day, a few only being found at the edges of blood-films on days 18, 19, 35, 38 
and 49. Showed symptoms of distemper on the 55th day, but recovered. Weight 14f lbs. 
on the 35th day. Dog looked lively and well and had no fever on the 44th to 65th day 
(17. vi. 09). Since then I have to record the following : 
Date Day Temp. "F. 
18. vi. 09. 66 103-4 
67-80 Normal 
81 103-2 
82 103-4 
83-86 Normal 
87 103-4 
88-164 Normal 
25. is. 09. 165 
166-209 
9. xi. 09. 210 
211-235 
5. xii. 09. 236 
No parasites found. Blood virulent: fatal to Test Dog IV, q.v. 
Weight 20 lbs. Blood virulent: fatal to Test Dog V, q.v. 
No temperatures taken. Dog lively and well. 
Killed by fighting with a terrier bitch. At autopsy no trace 
of blue colouration noticeable, no parasites found except 
for a very few large rounded intracorpuscular bodies with 
large central chromatin mass which were only encountered 
in spleen smears and will be described on a future occasion. 
Control Dogs (Nos. VI and VII, p. 171) died respectively on the 8th and 36th days 
after inoculation. 
