. The dogs of Great Britain, America, and other countries. Dog. [from old catalog]. 35-4 ATONIC DISEASES. kidney of che dog, as well as that of the wolf, otter, raccoon, gliit ton, horse, and bull, (see fig. 50). It is generally of a dark blood- color, which seems to be owing to the nature of its food, which is derived from the vessels of the kidney, as, when suppuration has taken place round it, the worm has been found of a whitish hue. In the human kidney it has been known to attain the length of three feet, with a diameter of half an inch. The head (a), is obtuse, the mouth orbicular and su
. The dogs of Great Britain, America, and other countries. Dog. [from old catalog]. 35-4 ATONIC DISEASES. kidney of che dog, as well as that of the wolf, otter, raccoon, gliit ton, horse, and bull, (see fig. 50). It is generally of a dark blood- color, which seems to be owing to the nature of its food, which is derived from the vessels of the kidney, as, when suppuration has taken place round it, the worm has been found of a whitish hue. In the human kidney it has been known to attain the length of three feet, with a diameter of half an inch. The head (a), is obtuse, the mouth orbicular and surrounded by six hemispherical papillae (a) ; the body is slightly impressed with a circular striae, and with two longitudinal impres- sions. The tail is i:icurved in the male and terminated by a dilated point or bursa (b), from the base of which tiie single intromittent spiculum {b), projects. In the female, the caudal extremity is less attenuated and straighter, with the anus (c), a little below the ; I have been thus particular in inserting descrip- tions of these worms, because their study is becoming more general, and they pre« sent a large field for the microscopic inquirer. Indications of worms in the dog should be carefully noted and anxiously looked for, if the health of the animal is of any importance. They are, an un- healthy appearance of the coat, the Fig. 50.~KiDNET-woRM. li^ir looking dead and not lying smoothly and evenly. The appetite is ravenous m proportion to the condition, which is generally low, though worms may exist for months without interfering much with the presence of fat. After a time, however, the fat of the body is absorbed, and the muscles, without being firm and promi-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Walsh, John Henry, 1810-1888. [from old catalog].
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