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REPORTS OF CASES. 
of masses of mucus which was occasionally tinged with blood, 
and external symptoms of general wasting, and I held a post¬ 
mortem on one of them and found the intestines nearly full of 
a very small worm not larger than a fine cambric needle and 
from one-fourth to one-half of an inch long, but none in the 
heart. Now, this looks to me as though it might be hereditary, 
and the eggs of this worm entered the pups through the foetal 
circulation. Will some one give us some light on this subject? 
[Note. —The worms from the adult dog were undoubtedly 
the variety of thread worms called palana immitis , or otherwise 
filana pappillosa heematica , which have been found by many 
practitioners in large quantities, and often in animals that have 
apparently enjoyed good health while the host of a great num¬ 
ber of them. We know of no treatment offering any prospects 
of success in eliminating them. If their mode of propagation 
were known prophylactic measures could be employed. It is 
doubtful if infection can take place through the foetal circula¬ 
tion. The intestinal worms of the young animals were proba¬ 
bly not filaria immitis. —R. R. B.] 
EXPERIMENTS WITH TETANUS ANTITOXIN.* 
By F. E. Anderson, V. S., Findla}-, Ohio. 
Case No. /. Tetanus in Three-Year-Old Roadster Gelding. 
Produced by crossfiring and cutting quarters badly. The 
first symptoms noticed by owner on morning previous. Gave 
25 c.c. Gibier’s tetanus antitoxin hypodermically. 8 A. m. — 
Pulse 60, temperature ioi° F. Reft one ounce solid extract of 
belladonna to be applied to teeth, and two pounds hyposulphite 
of soda, to be given in two-tablespoonful doses in drinking 
water three times a day, along with one teaspoonful of potas¬ 
sium bromide ; soaked front feet in warm water containing 
creoline, one part to 500, until thoroughly cleansed ; then rubbed 
the wounds with iodine crystals, 1 part; potassium iodide, 2 
parts ; distilled water, 100, and covered same with absorbent 
cotton saturated with the iodine solution. 5 p. m., gave 25 c.c. 
antitoxin ; pulse 58. Feb. 17.—8 A. m., gave 25 c.c. antitoxin; 
pulse 48, temperature 100; repeated treatment of foot as above; 
colt eating some mash and clover hay. Feb. 21.—8 A. M., gave 
25 c.c. antitoxin ; pulse 48, temperature 99 ; eating well. Feb. 
22 .—8 A. m., gave 25 c.c. antitoxin ; pulse and temperature 
same. Feb. 23.—8 A. m., gave 25 c.c. antitoxin ; pulse 44, tem- 
* Presented at Semi-Annual Meeting of Ohio State V. M. Association. 
