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A. LIAUTARD. 
At its entrance to the hospital, the following condition was 
noticed by the house surgeon in charge, Dr. Alvord H. Rose: 
The animal was dull in appearance; when made to move, it 
would give a peculiar grunt; the animal standing with his fore 
extremities abducted; the appetite is somewhat diminished; tem¬ 
perature 100° F.; pulse soft, about 40; respiration short and 
quick, with dilated nostrils, more so in inspiration—about 15 in 
number; his head was carried down, ears dropping, extremities 
slightly cool; the spinal region near the loins is swollen, more 
particularly on the left side. 
The diagnosis I made differed considerably from that of rheu¬ 
matism, as, taking into consideration his past history, I suspected 
the development of melanotic growth in the pectoral cavity, pos¬ 
sibly pressing upon the laryngeal nerve and giving rise to the 
peculiar roaring exhibited while moving and turning. 
The prognosis was unfavorable, as it was beyond possibility 
of removing such growth, supposing that it could have been 
reached for dissection. 
The animal received but little treatment, beyond the adminis¬ 
tration of a cathartic given to him shortly after his admission. 
He was placed on close observation, and presented but little 
alteration in his general symptoms. His general functions re¬ 
mained about the same, and but little or no change could be 
detected until the 15tli, when his temperature rose to 102°, his 
pulse to 50, and his respiration became a little more labored. On 
the 16th he did not lie down, and on the night of the 18th died. 
The post-mortem was made the next morning, and proved to 
be one of the most interesting I ever made, the lesions being so 
extensive and characteristic of general melanomatous disease. 
On removing the skin, the muscular apparatus is filled with 
melanotic deposits of small size spread here and there, the mus¬ 
cular tissue being somewhat paler than is usual. On opening the 
abdominal cavity, the peritoneal surface of the abdominal walls 
is covered with several melanotic tumors, varying in size from 
that of a pea to that of an apple; all are pedunculated and sur¬ 
rounded, but not covered, by the fatty layer which lines these 
walls. The diaphragm on its abdominal surface presents also 
