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REPORTS OF CASES. 
SUPERNUMERARY TEETH. 
By T. B. Pote, D.Y.S., Mt. Vernon, Indiana. 
A mule about thirteen years of age was brought to me 
for examination, with the following history: had lost flesh 
steadily for several months; difficulty in masticating food, 
seemingly always hungry ; was able to work, but easily tired. 
On making examination of mule my attention was first directed 
to the mouth with the following result: Four extra second 
molar teeth, one on the right side on the buccal surface of the 
alveolar ridge, and one on the lingual surface—the same con¬ 
dition being noted on the left side relatively to the second 
molar. 
Advised extraction, which was done, and on examining the 
teeth they showed all the resemblance of the normal molar 
excepting that they were smaller. They showed no signs of 
being split and were beyond doubt supernumerary teeth. 
After removal of the teeth the mule rapidly gained flesh, and 
in a few days one would not recognize him as the same ani¬ 
mal. 
CONVULSIONS IN A DOG. 
By S. Glasson, Jr., D.V.S., Peekskill, N. Y. 
On July 13th, I was called to see a dog belonging to Mr. 
C-, of Brooklyn. The history of the case was as follows: 
The dog, a well bred Irish setter about five years of age, had 
had convulsions almost regularly every two weeks for about 
eighteen months, for which there was no apparent cause. N 0 
less than four veterinarians and a so-called dog specialist had 
examined the patient, and could do nothing to mitigate the 
poor brute’s suffering. One veterinary surgeon had treated 
the dog for intestinal parasites, and the so-called specialist had 
pronounced it a case of chronic indigestion. All, however, 
had concurred in the opinion that the animal ought to be de¬ 
stroyed. The owner, who valued the dog at $500, refused to 
part with him, hence I was called to treat the case. 
After examining the patient, and finding no apparent cause 
for the fits, I prescribed nitrate and iodide of kalium without 
