An 18- month-old male Cocker Spaniel was admitted to Stange Memorial Clinic March 1, 1949, with a history of anorexia, vomiting, drowsiness and bloody feces. Further examination of the patient revealed icteric mucous membranes, depression, dehydration and a normal temperature

Crawford, D. H.

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An 18- month-old male Cocker Spaniel was admitted to Stange Memorial Clinic March 1, 1949, with a history of anorexia, vomiting, drowsiness and bloody feces. Further examination of the patient revealed icteric mucous membranes, depression, dehydration and a normal temperature.</p

Crawford, D.

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CLINICAL MEDICINE Editors Note: In the Spring issue the name of the author of A Dwarf Hereford Bull Calf was omitted due to an oversight. Apologies to Max Poole, V.M. 3 11 I Leptospirosis In A Dog. An 18-month-old male Cocker Spaniel was admitted to Stange Memorial Clinic March 1, 1949, with a history of anorexia, vOh:iting, drowsiness and bloody feces. Further examination of the patient re-vealed icteric mucous membranes, de-pression, dehydration and a normal tem-perature. A urine sample was sent to the bac-teriological laboratory for examination. Using the dark-field illumination method, Leptospira sp. were found and a diagnosis of leptospirosis was made. The patient continued to show severe depression and bloody, tarry feces. Dos-ages of 200,00 O.U. of procaine penci1lin were given intramusculary every day for the first six days. A normal temperature continued throughout the hospitalization. Five days after admittance the cornea of the dog was slightly opaque. Five per-cent sulfathiazole ointment was given into the conjunctival sac and 6cc. of sterile milk was given subcutaneously. The eyes and nose were cleaned daily with 2 percent boric acid solution, and 5 percent sulfathiazole ointment was applied to the eyes. On March 8 the eyes were clearer, the patient was more alert, ate several yeast tablets and general improvement was noted. The penicillin was withheld. The mucous membranes remained very icteric. The following day the patient showed marked improvement. The eyes were 144 Index 1. Leptospirosis in a Dog ... 1 H 2. Post-Vaccinal Paralysis Following Anti-Rabies Vaccination ............ 145 3. Bilateral, Corneal, Dermoid Cysts .......... 146 4. Anomalies of the EYes and Uterus .......... ' ...... 147 5. Fibromyoma in a Bovine. 148 :---6. Foreign Body in the Esophagus of a Cow ..... 149 7 ~:~: Polypu,;o the .... 14~ nearly clear but a slight, watery dis-charge continued. The appetite was good, the patient eating all of its food. Five cc. of sterile milk was again given sub-cutaneously for treatment of the eye ul-cers. Cod-liver oil was dropped into the eyes. The mucous membranes were less icteric. The patient was given 20cc. anti-canine-distemper serum subcutaneously in the flanks. The next three days the patient was given 3 ferrated liver tablets and 2 No. 12 capsules of amino acids. Five cc. of sterile milk was also given subcutaneously, March 11 as treatment for the eye ulcers. March 12 a fecal sample revealed A n-cylostoma caninum ova. Two days later the patient was given 4 cc. of N-butyl chloride as treatment for the parasites. Five cc. of sterile milk was again given subcutaneously for the eye ulcers which were gradually disappearing. The patient continued to show general improvement and was discharged March 17, 1949. D. H. Crawford, '50 The Veterinary Student 

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