issuing from the moutli. This condition usu- 

 ally lasts from ten to twenty minutes, or may 

 be prolonged indeiinitely, one attack following 

 another in rapid succession, the latter usually 

 occurring in distemper, resulting in death if not 

 stopped. Upon an ordinary fit subsiding, con- 

 sciousness or only partial consciousness will 

 return. If the former, the animal will lie quiet- 

 ly for some time seemingly exhausted, or a 

 comatose condition may exist for some minutes. 

 If only partially conscious after an attack, the 

 animal will run off in any direction for a mile or 

 two, and when recovered will be found in some 

 dark, out of the way place. In other cases the first 

 symptoms may be absent, the animal on being 

 attacked rushing away wildly, yelping as if in 

 pain, running against objects as if j)artially 

 blind, and perhaps snapping viciously. Many 

 dogs are destroyed when in this condition, par- 

 ticularly if on a public thoroughfare, as the cry 

 mad dog is at once raised ; whereas, all the poor 

 animal requires is a little medicine and atten- 

 tion to restore him to his normal condition. 



Causes, — Nervous excitement, worms, indi- 

 gestion, protracted constipation, over heating, 

 violent exercise after feeding, injuries about the 

 head, and irritation incident to getting the sec- 

 ond teeth and in bitches having suckling puppies, 

 her abilities being overtaxed. Parturient apo- 



