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stall in great pain ; she was raised, but was unable to stand. 
She kept constantly lying down, and was soon full of bed sores. 
General symptoms manifested themselves: pulse frequent, 
full and soft ; temperature 102° ; excretion natural; ravenous 
desire for food, but small amount ingested ; mucous mem¬ 
branes injected. Lying down in a semi-paralytic condition, the 
mule dashed itself from side to side, and during some of this 
struggling fractured several ribs, which were not diagnosed un¬ 
til after death. The animal was finally destroyed, but on ac¬ 
count of peculiar circumstances the post-mortem was not as 
minute as it should have been. The following condition was 
found : Quite a thick coat of fat through the abdominal muscles, 
under the peritoneum, and around the viscera. Heart, liver, 
spleen, kidneys, stomach, intestines, spinal cord, etc., were ap¬ 
parently normal. A few worms in the stomach and rectum. 
The ribs of the off side, from the fourth to the tenth, and the 
seventh and eighth ribs of the near side, were fractured. The 
lungs showed a marbled appearance of inflammatory lesion. On 
section a worm made its exit through one of the arterial vessels. 
A closer examination revealed the fact that the arteries swarmed 
with these worms. They were filaria.—( Veterinary Record .) 
A Case of Actinomycosis in the Cow [By James Mc- 
Phail , M. R. C. V. A.].—This case presents a great deal of 
interest, showing the importance of the use of the microscope 
in bringing out a correct diagnosis. A cow being examined by 
an inspector was found to have in the hind quarter of the off 
side of the udder a few hard lumps. After a fortnight these 
were much larger, fused together, but still confined to that 
quarter of the udder. Examination of the milk gave negative 
results. In six weeks the lumps were still larger, and the other 
side of the udder had become invaded. The cow was ultimately 
destroyed. At the post-mortem the hard masses of the udder 
were examined with the microscope, and exhibited the ray fun¬ 
gus of actinomycosis. When the lungs were removed and ex¬ 
amined small nodules were found in them ; these at first sight 
much resembled tuberculous deposits, but on being examined 
the ray fungus was again found, and the idea of tuberculosis 
discarded.—( Veterinary Journal.') 
Tuberculosis in Cats [By /. Pemberthy , F R. C. V. A.].— 
In a recent issue the Veterinary Record publishes some inter¬ 
esting remarks on this subject from the author, tending to de¬ 
monstrate that cats may be a source of danger to man as far as 
tuberculosis is concerned. Although in practice for many 
