REPORTS OF CASES. 
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REPORTS OF CASES, 
AMERICAN VETERINARY COLLEGE. 
HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT. 
MYOCARDITIS AND ENDOCARDITIS AS A RESULT OF DISTEMPER 
IN A DANISH MASTIFF. 
By E J. Nesbitt, D.Y.S., House Surgeon. 
The patient was received into the hospital August ist, 
1891, with the following history : He was one of a litter of 
eight pups born in the old country. Was brought to this 
country when quite young and became the property of Mr. 
K. when about seven months of age, and is now one year and 
six months old. He was admired by his owner because 
of his large size and rapid development. Fearing that con¬ 
finement in his city home might retard his further develop¬ 
ment, his owner concluded to send him to the country. This 
vacation seemed to agree with him, much to the satisfaction 
of his benefactor. He became fat, coat glossy, and his bones, 
his owner said, “ were getting so nice and large.” He was 
then brought back to the city and gained many friends, 
among them being a lady .friend of the family, who asked to 
have the dog go with her to Long Branch for the summer. 
His owner being willing, Nero went with the lady to enjoy 
surf bathing on the Jersey coast. He had not been there 
long when it was observed that he left his feed, his coat 
became rough and stary, and he lost his usual vim, becoming 
dull and inactive. This worried the lady and she sent him 
home to his master. This change did not have any benefi¬ 
cial effects, for he kept on losing flesh and became very dull. 
Because of this the owner brought him to us and upon exami¬ 
nation it was found that nearly all the joints of the extremi¬ 
ties were swollen and painful on pressure. When made to 
move he showed a very stiff gait. The mucus membranes 
were congested. These (acts, together with his being consti¬ 
pated and in a poor general condition, made us call his case 
one of rachitis. His ears were in a fearful state, not only 
