REPORTS OF CASES. 
MILIARY TUBERCULOSIS IN A DOG, WITH ULCERA¬ 
TIVE ENDOCARDITIS. 
By A. Schlesinger, D.V.M., New York, N. Y. 
“ Careful observation makes a skillful practitioner, but his skill dies with him. By re¬ 
cording his observations, he adds to the knowledge of his profession, and assists by his 
facts in building up the solid edifice of pathological science .” 
The patient, a white male bull terrier three years old, was 
admitted to the hospital February 12, 1912. 
The history was as follows: The dog had been in perfect 
health until six months before—about the latter part of August 
or early in September of 1911. At this time the dog had a long 
swim of about three miles in Newark Bay. Immediately on 
emerging from the water he showed marked and painful dyspnea, 
Picture of dog taken a few days prior to the swim referred to in article. 
which was so severe during the night that the owner thought 
seriously of shooting him, but finally decided to wait until the 
next day. The next day the respiration was a little better and 
the dog began eating as usual. From this time he began losing 
flesh gradually, the ribs showing through the skin; the breathing 
was slightly dyspnoeic. About a month before entering the hos¬ 
pital the dog had been in a fight and had been violently stopped 
after much kicking and pounding. After this the loss of flesh 
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