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EXTRACTS FROM FOREIGN JOURNALS. 
CHRONIC INTERSTITIAL NEPHRITIS IN THE DOG. 
By Henry Gray, M.R.C.V.S., London. 
A dog aged eleven, which was kept in the best hygienic 
condition, had for some time been affected with excessive 
thirst, often drinking an unnatural quantity of water, with 
a naturally corresponding increase in the irritation. He had 
occasional epileptic fits. The author was consulted on 
account of the dog’s yelping when suddenly touched or 
made to move, or when going either up or down stairs. 
Symptoms .— Spine arched; coat dry, harsh and without 
gloss; dejected appearance ; gradual emaciation. The yelp¬ 
ing occurred when he was touched suddenly on the loins, the 
scapulae, the face or the tail, but not if firm pressure was 
used. There was obstinate constipation, polydepsia and poly¬ 
uria. He took but little notice of his master; preferred the 
recumbent position, curling up, and being very careful in 
lying down ; preferred water to milk, though the appetite 
was poor ; breathing at times accelerated ; pulse hard and 
frequent. 
At the post-mortem every organ was normal except the 
kidnevs, which showed well advanced lesions of chronic in¬ 
terstitial nephritis.— Ibid. 
LIPCEMIA IN THE DOG. 
By the Same. 
This patient was a thirteen-year-old black-and-tan bitch, 
which had been travelling with her owner, and was always 
clean in the house until lately when she had acquired dirty 
habits. She had showed symptoms of partial paralysis, but 
had eaten well until recently, and yet had lost most of her 
obese condition. 
Symptoms .—Wasted condition of the hinder parts from 
loins backward, especially the thighs. The animal was dis¬ 
inclined to move voluntarily, and frequently assumed the 
semi-recumbent position. When made to move she seemed 
to throw the hind quarters upward from off the ground, in 
order to regain the use of her feet, and at every step she took 
