DEATH OF A GREYHOUND FROM HAEMORRHAGE, ETC. 731 
duodenum, at about the point of its attachment attached to 
the wall of the abdomen. 
The abdomen, as I have before said, was filled with fluid 
blood. The stomach contained about half a pint of dark- 
coloured fluid, which had an appearance of being mostly 
composed of blood, and, indeed, was afterwards proved to 
be blood by the usual tests. When a stream of water 
was passed over the mucous membrane, the latter was 
found to be covered with a dark-coloured membranous 
deposit. When this was scaled off and placed under 
the microscope. I found it to consist mostly of blood- 
corpuscles held in the meshes of an areolar matrix. It was 
firmly attached to the mucous membrane in some parts, but 
in others the stream of water had been sufficient to remove 
it. Underneath this false membrane (?) the mucous mem¬ 
brane was found much congested, and had evidently been 
the seat of inflammatory action. The rugae were much 
thickened and enlarged, particularly at the cardiac orifice. 
Just beyond the pyloric orifice the mucous membrane of the 
duodenum contrasted strongly by its healthy appearance 
with the abnormal condition of the stomach. Though the 
peritoneal cavity contained a large quantity of effused blood 
the peritoneum itself was healthy, and free from inflamma¬ 
tory action throughout its whole extent. There were no 
adhesions whatever. In the meshes of the mesentery, and 
surrounding the pancreas, there was an extensive effusion of 
blood, which had become clotted. Nevertheless, there was 
no rupture of any vessel to account either for this or for the 
liquid bloody effusion in the peritoneal cavity. The intes¬ 
tines were collapsed and empty. They were carefully passed 
through the hand, with the view of detecting any foreign 
body. This I failed to do, however. The liver was normal 
in size and texture, save one or two hypostatic congestions 
on its under surface. The gall bladder Wets moderately well 
filled with bile. 
Both kidneys were examined, and each was found to 
contain clots of blood in the pelvic portion. The bladder 
contained a small quantity of urine, but no blood. 
j Remarks .—The immediate cause of death in the case of 
this dog is, of course, apparent. Syncope, due to emptying 
of the vascular system by continued effusions into the 
stomach and serous cavities, appears to me to have led im¬ 
mediately to death. But the remote cause, or the cause of 
the continued effusions, is not by any means so plain. Nor 
is the condition of the stomach. If we suppose rupture of a 
blood-vessel, overlooked during the post-mortem, we fail to 
