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paralysis from some old kidney trouble, I prescribed accord¬ 
ingly. Gave cathartic, but to my surprise the next day found 
he had died at 9 o’clock, after 23 hours of sickness. 
My second case was a black-and-tan common-bred dog, two 
years and six months old, weighing 40 pounds. He had a 
short, thick body, and was very fat. He was kept in the house 
and store as a night watch-dog, but was never tied up ; was al¬ 
lowed to run in the streets a few minutes* three times a day on 
dry days, on wet days was put in a small covered yard. He 
was very choice and dainty in his eating, would not eat any¬ 
thing but choice beef and chicken, and was fed three times a 
day, as regular as his owner ate himself. 
On March 10th his appetite became capricious and dimin¬ 
ished, increased thirst but diminished urination, and complete 
constipation. Prescribed a cathartic and sanmetto. giving two 
drams every three hours. On March nth was very unsteady 
upon his feet, and when compelled to walk would reel from 
side to side, and show symptoms of acute vertigo. When lying, 
appeared stupid or semi-conscious ; no faeces or urine voided 
during the day. A partial paralysis now appeared in the pos¬ 
terior quarters with a twitching of the superficial voluntary 
muscles. Countenance became anxious, patient moaning al¬ 
most constantly. The catheter was introduced during the even¬ 
ing. Urine evacuated was of a dark brownish black color. The 
lumbar muscles now became hard, rigid and prominent, and 
appetite impaired. Temperature 103°, pulse 98, respiration 25. 
On March 12th, complete paralysis of back loins and pos¬ 
terior extremities, the muscles being hard, prominent and pain¬ 
ful upon manipulation, the bowels operating freely due to the 
cathartic administered, urine retained, catheter introduced and 
urine found to be slightly changed in color. During the day 
patient showed colicy pains at frequent intervals, the paroxysm 
coming on every 4 or 5 minutes. Temperature 103.2°, pulse 96, 
respiration 28. 
On March 13th no apparent change in condition, appetite 
failing, bowels operating, sat up and passed urine without aid, 
