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ing of teeth; inhalations of ammonia were given but to no avail, 
and death followed. 
Post-mortem revealed nothing but a very flabby condition of 
the heart with hypertrophy of its walls. 
TUBERCULOSIS IN A GOAT. 
By A. J. Sheldon, D.V.S., Springfield, Mass. 
A pet goat which was kept in a model barn with food and 
care as good as the best horses receive, showed an indisposition 
in the early spring. 
Instead of the traditional goats’ appetite he grew very dainty, 
scarcely touching oats or bran, and when the grass appeared he 
nibbled a little but with no relish and at times would eat nothing - , 
but continued to ruminate normally. The writers’ attention was 
called to the animal when this state of affairs had existed about 
six to eight weeks. 
He was somewhat anaemic with a rough, ill looking coat, in 
which some lice were found. His temperature was 98 2-5 0 , res¬ 
piration normal, auscultation revealed moist rales in the right 
lung, but no dullness on percussion except a space about the 
size of a silver dollar. 
There was a slight nasal discharge, opaque and tenacious: 
mucus membranes pale. 
He was placed under observation for ten days and tonics 
were administered. At times he ate much better but was 
irregular about it and seemed inclined to stretch himself lazily 
in the sun. His temperature showed 98° in the mornings for 
three days, rising to 100 2-5 0 , or thereabouts, in the evening. 
He was inoculated on the 19th of the month, at 7 A. M., 
with 1 cc. tuberculin solution (Bureau of Animal Industry), and 
at 5 p. M. showed 102 2-5 0 , 7 P. M. 101 4-5 0 , 9 P. M. 101 2-5 0 . 
The day following (20th), at 8 A. M. 100 2-5°, 10 A. M. 100 3-5 0 , 
3 P. M. IOI°, 7 P. M., IOI 2-5°. 21 St -8 A. M. 98 2-5 0 , 3 P. M. 
99 4"5°> 7 p * M. 101 2-5 0 . 
