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FATAL INDIGESTION IN A DOG. 
By the Same. 
The subject of this report is a wateri 9 paniel, about three 
years of age. He was, apparently, in perfect health one 
night, and on the following morning was found dead. The 
suddenness of the death and the apparent good health of the 
animal immediately previous excited the curiosity of the 
owner, and the cadaver was sent to the hospital to undergo a 
post-mortem in order to discover the cause of death. 
In making the examination I found a congested condition 
of the stomach, and packed in the organ a disgusting mass 
that would weigh from six to seven ounces, while beyond 
the stomach the alimentary canal was in a normal condition, 
excepting that near the rectum there was a portion from two 
and one-half to three inches in length that was spasmodically 
contracted. 
In different parts of the intestinal tract were large pieces of 
bone , and pieces of coal , in the same course. The liver presented 
a normal condition, as also did the gall bladder. The spleen 
was normal in appearance. The pancreas were slightly con¬ 
gested, as were also the kidneys. The lungs were normal and 
the heart was in the same condition. The lesions noticed do 
not justify a positive conclusion as to the cause of death. The 
probabilities are that it was caused by indigestion, because of 
the congested condition of the stomach, and the offensive mass 
found in that organ, together with the large pieces of bone 
and coal, or grit, found in the posterior portion of the alimen¬ 
tary canal. 
DANGER OF BAD CHLORAL BALLING—SERIOUS GLOSSITIS AND 
STOMATITIS ITS RESULTS—EXCELLENT EFFECTS OF 
PEROXIDE OF HYDROGEN. 
By De. E. Aokeeman, D.V.S., House Suegeon. 
The patient was a large gray gelding, seven years old, 
owned by Barnum & Bailey. He was taken sick during one 
night, and as the ordinary medical attendant of the stables 
could not be reached, the watchman of the stable called upon 
one of a large horse dealer close by, who attempted to ad¬ 
minister a chloral ball, which he broke in the horse’s mouth, 
without afterward washing it out. 
