13th
he was much worse, and apparently dying. He had been unable to rise for the last twelve hours, and lay panting. I punctured the abdomen, and four quarts of fluid were evacuated.
14th.
The panting continues. The dog will not eat, but he can lie down in any posture.
15th.
The panting is diminished, the appetite is returning, and water continues to ooze from the wound,
17th.
The wound healed on the night of the
15th
, and already the fluid begins to collect. The medicine still continued.