BABIES, CANINE MADNESS. 281 



emaciation ; he becomes finally very weak, and 

 drags his hind quarters ; while at first he is strong, 

 carries his tail as usual, and differs not in gait from 

 a healthy dog. 



The other form of madness is manifested by loss 

 fof appetite, drink, voice, and manifestation of the 

 passion for biting as in the first instance, modified 

 thus The lower jaw droops, apparently paralyzed 

 from the commencement ; he can not swallow any 

 liquid ; saliva constantly flows from his mouth ; the 

 tongue often hangs from between the teeth ; he 

 bites less than in the first form ; still, as there are 

 times when irritated that he may close his mouth, 

 the danger from biting is the same. 



There are some popular errors which are cor- 

 rected by the following statements, thus : Dogs 

 may become mad at any season of the year. Fe- 

 male and altered dogs may become mad by com- 

 munication, though the disease originates probably 

 with entire animals. Mad dogs drink in all stages 

 of the disease, if the soreness of the throat, or paral- 

 ysis of the jaws, or flow of saliva, does not prevent 

 them; they have even been known to swim in 

 water. Mad dogs do not always carry the tail be- 

 tween the legs, but otherwise, during the commence- 

 ment of the disease; it is, however, common in 

 many other diseases, and in all dogs when pursued 

 or frightened. Mad dogs do not always run in a 

 straight line, unless pursued ; they change their di- 

 rection like other dogs, and run to objects which 



