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The Cure of Piroplasmosis 
Dog 3. 
Adult Irish terrier. Weight 17J lbs. Received one dose of drug. 
Day 
) 1- 
Inoculated with 5 c.c. of heart blood. 
6. 
2 (O) parasites found after much searching. 
The infected r.b.c. contained 
parasites as follows 
6 /o % °/o 
P D O 
% 
PP 
% 
00 
% % 
pppp 
7. 
At 10 a.m. 
few parasites in blood 0 0 52 
48 
0 
0 
12 noon 
•02 °/ 0 of r.b.c. infected 2 2 58 
36 
0 
1 
Treatment: 4^ c.c. of sat. sol. Trypanblau. 
3 p.m. 
few parasites ... 0 0 100 
0 
0 
0 
3.30 p.m. 
„ „ ... 0 0 96 
3 
1 
0 
6 p.m. very few parasites 0 0 100 
(only 40 found in film) 
0 
0 
0 
!—15. 
No parasites. Dog lively and well 0 0 0 
0 
0 
0 
Temp. ”F. 
16. 
103-1. 
No parasites. 
17. 
102-6. 
5 5 5 5 
18. 
102-6. 
5 5 5 5 
19. 
102-7. 
3 infected r.b.c.: 2 (PP), 1 (O). 
20. 
102-2. 
No parasites. 
21. 
102-4. 
1 infected r.b.c.: (PP). 
22. 
103-6. 
4 „ „ 4 (O)^ 
23. 
103-7. 
7 „ „ 6(0), 1(PP). 
24. 
102-8. 
No parasites. 
25. 
102-5. 
5 5 55 
26. 
102-2. 
55 55 
27. 
102-0. 
5 5 5 5 
28. 
102 0. 
5 5 5 5 
29. 
101-5. 
5 5 5 5 
30. 
102-4. 
5 9 9 9 
31. 
101-7. ' 
55 55 
32. 
103-1. 
,, ,, Weight 17| lbs. 
33. 
102-2. 
5 5 5 5 
35. 
101-0. 
5 5 5 5 
37. 
102 0. 
5 5 5 5 
40. 
103-9. 
,, ,, Rise due to excitement ? (fighting). 
43. 
103-6. 
,, „ Dog lively. 
46. 
101-4. 
„ ,, Dog very well. 
50. 
104-0. 
A few parasites at film-edge. 
51. 
102-6. 
7 infected r.b.c. : 2 (PP), 5 (O). 
52. 
103-2. 
2 „ „ 2 (PP). 
53. 
102-0. 
7 „ „ 6 (O), 1 (PP). 
54. 
102-6. 
1 „ „ 1 (PP)- 
55. 
102-4. 
No parasites. 
After this date the dog’s temperature remained normal but for a rise on the 
77th day (104° F.). No parasites could be found in blood films after the 
55th day. On the 80th day the dog weighed lbs. The dog continues 
lively and well to date (17. vi. 09), the 90th day. 
Note :—Dog not examined on days 34, 36, 38, 39, 41, 42, 44, 45, 47, 48, 49. 
Control Dog IV (see p. 170) died on the 7th day after inoculation. 
