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thing on his stomach, and having been shown to a veterina¬ 
rian, was treated for gastro-enteritis. Having somewhat re¬ 
covered from this trouble, he was found one morning suffer¬ 
ing with prolapsus recti, for which almost all forms of exter¬ 
nal treatment were employed, such as pads, sutures, pessaries, 
etc., accompanied by the internal administration of strychnia. 
When he was admitted, the little fellow was very uneasy, and 
carried with him a pessary, which was removed, proving to 
be made of a smooth block of wood, about three-quarters of 
an inch in diameter and some three inches long. The parts 
being carefully washed out, and antiseptics locally applied, 
the prolapsus having remained in its natural position, the dog 
was placed in a kennel and watched. On the following day 
the same state of things existed, the patient, having strained 
somewhat, but sedatives soon quieted him. He drank a little 
milk, seemed more lively, took notice of people around him, 
and showed no evidence of pain. On the third day, the dog 
had two regular fits, after which he strained quite violently, 
and had another small prolapsus, which was reduced. The 
animal was placed and kept under opiates. He refused all 
kinds of food. The fourth day showed no great change; 
there was another slight fit, treated as before. He still re¬ 
fused all food. On the fifth day he was found dead in its 
kennel. 
At the post mortem, the following lesions were found : the 
stomach was enlarged and congested, and contained a large 
ball of brown paper tightly rolled and partly pushed into the 
pyloric opening of the stomach. The intestines were empty, 
containing only some mucus and bile. The rectum was 
slightly congested at the places where the pessary had rested 
against it. Both cavities of the heart contained large clots, 
the balance of the organism was healthy. 
EPILEPTIC FITS DUE TO STOMACHAL OYER-LOADING AND IN¬ 
TESTINAL OBSTRUCTION. 
The subject of this case was a sky terrier about six months 
old, which had always enjoyed good health, and was brought 
to the hospital on the 15th of May, with the history that he 
