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domestic animal except other dogs. Cattle are most fre- 

 quently bitten on the hind legs, hips and lower jaw. 

 About twenty-five to thirty per cent of those bitten de- 

 velop the disease. The symptoms are very similar to 

 those described in the dog. The furious type is more 

 common than the dumb. The first symptoms are loss of 

 appetite, of rumination and of milk secretion. Increased 

 nervousness is shown by the bellowing, pawing, and a 

 tendency to attack other animals. On account of the in- 

 creased amount of saliva, there is a constant frothing at 

 the mouth. The animal becomes stiff and unsteady in 

 its gait. The temperature is not above normal. Death 

 results from paralysis. 



Quite similar symptoms may be noted in other dis- 

 eases in which the brain is affected as for example in 

 lock jaw, anthrax, and spinal meningitis. 



Horses, sheep and hogs are often bitten by rabid dogs. 

 The symptoms are usually those of the furious type of 

 the disease. A rabid horse or hog may bite other animals 

 or man and cause the spread of the disease. 



