456 RABIES CANINA, OR HYDROPHOBIA.. 



principal manifestations are turgid state of the muscles and 

 internal organs, congestion of the brain and spinal cord, 

 determination of blood, and extravasation in the pharynx 

 and stomach. The tongue is often swollen and bitten, and 

 the stomach contains filth of every description. 



Rabies in the Horse. The early symptoms consist in 

 restlessness, dilatation of pupils, and in mares or stallions 

 there is evidence of active sexual excitement. As the 

 disease develops itself, there are cramps, convulsions, and 

 intolerance of light. There is the paroxysmal tendency to 

 bite, difficulty of deglutition, modified voice when the 

 animal attempts to neigh, and partial paralysis of the hind 

 extremities supervene. The animal then suffers from con- 

 vulsions, cannot rise, and dies about the sixth day. 



In cattle and sheep, the symptoms are precisely similar 

 to those in the horse. There is great disposition to grind- 

 ing of teeth and striking with the horns, though also a 

 tendency to bite. 



In pigs, the earliest symptoms consist in severe irritation 

 of the bitten part, which the animal rubs and scratches. 

 There is a peculiarly wild haggard look, rough voice, 

 laboured breathing, and great disposition to bite. The 

 animals tear up the straw, and seize large mouthfuls of it. 

 Paralysis and emaciation speedily supervene, and the 

 animal dies about the third or the fourth day. 



In cats, the early symptoms are to a great extent over- 

 looked, from the shyness of these animals. They, however, 

 become very savage, and from their tendency to scratch 

 and bite the exposed parts of the hand and body, they are 

 more dangerous to meet with than mad dogs. The disease 

 ends in death, as in the pig, about the fourth day. 



Rabies in man and animals is fatal in all cases. Hot 

 baths and a host of soecific remedies have been tried, but 



