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REPORTS OF CASES. 
Treatment —For the pain, 20 grains Sod. Br. 3 times daily 
for two days. This brought great relief. For anaemia, 10 grs. 
sugar of iron 3 times daily. Food —Plenty of raw and cooked 
meat three times a day, also milk morning and evening. The 
appetite was ravenous. For constipation, 10 gr. doses of cascara 
sagrada extract daily. 
The dog was put into a cage and kept absolutely quiet for 
observation during one week, so that a further diagnosis might 
be attempted. A blood examination was made and difficulty was 
encountered in securing the blood. From the ears pricked in 
different places only sufficient blood was obtained for the smears 
for the differential leucocyte count. There was not blood enough 
for the numerical count and it coagulated very quickly and 
clogged the pipette. A tourniquet was applied to fore-limb above 
the humero-radial joint, and after the usual shaving, cleansing 
and disinfecting, an incision was made through the skin into the 
muscles of the antebrachium. Even then there oozed only a few 
drops of blood, not sufficient for the numerical count. The tour¬ 
niquet was removed and then only a small stream of blood was 
obtained. This gives you an idea of the anaemic condition and 
poor circulation. 
The numerical and differential blood counts follow: 
Red cells, 4,404,000. 
White cells, 5,100. 
Differential white cell count: 
Lymphocytes, 12 per cent. 
Large mononuclear, 14 per cent. 
Polymorphonuclear, 71 per cent. 
Eosinophiles, 2 4/10 per cent. 
Mast cells, 6/10 per cent. 
The number of red cells are practically normal. The white 
cells are below normal in number as these vary normally from 
7,500 to 11,000. This lessened number of white cells, called 
hypoleuocytosis or leucopenia, is found “ in lessened function 
through anatomical destruction of considerable masses of func¬ 
tional tissue.” But this did not aid in making a more definite 
diagnosis. The differential count, while not normal, was con¬ 
sidered not sufficiently diagnostic of anything in particular. The 
temperature during the entire week of observation was normal. 
At the end of this time, as nothing could be done to help the dog, 
the owner consented to having him chloroformed, which was 
done. 
