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eyes, staring at some imaginary object, the pupil being tlie while 

 dilated, and the ears moved backwards and forwards, as in a 

 blind liorse, when it hears some strange sounds. At one time, 

 during the day and night upon which it was ill, it seemed 

 to present some signs similar to those of laminitis, shifting its 

 weight from one foot to another, and swinging its body back- 

 wards. At the same time we noticed convulsive twitchings of 

 the superficial muscles, difficulty in swallowing, spasm of the 

 throat, a hoarse cough, acceleration of the breathing, a quickened 

 pulse, and a flow of saliva from the mouth. After a while it 

 became very furious, fought violently, destroying everything 

 within its reach. Gradually signs of paralysis of the posterior 

 extremities became apparent, and at last it was unable to rise. 

 It would, however, make violent efforts to do so, and during a 

 rapid spring or jump one thigh was fractured. The efforts to rise 

 were not discontinued even after this accident, and so violent 

 did it become, and so strenuous were its efforts to get at some- 

 thing, that the other thigh was broken. It still continued to sit 

 upon its haunches, and to fight with its fore feet, all the while 

 tearing at its breast with its teeth. Seeing that both tibise 

 M'ere fractured, the owner consented to what had long before 

 been urged upon him — to have the horse shot. 



In the stallion and mare it is stated that the sexual desire is 

 augmented ; that the stallion has frequent erections, and neighs 

 in a harsh tone, and the mare stands with her hind legs apart, 

 showing signs of oestrum. 



The remissions and paroxysms are less apparent in the horse 

 than in the dog. In the latter, the animal seems for a time to be 

 almost free from the disease, but in the horse the absence of 

 anxiety, restlessness, and exhaustion is of much shorter duration, 

 and the fits of violence more violent and prolonged, so much so, 

 that it soon becomes prostrated, and dies in frightful convul- 

 sions upon the second, third, or fourth day. 



Hydrophobia in man is generally characterised by a sensation 

 of intense pain in the seat of the wound, the cicatrix becoming 

 red and irritable, the pain shooting from the extremities (if the 

 wound be situated upon them) to the trunk. It seems most 

 probable that this sense of pain is felt in some instances by 

 the horse, and is manifested by the persistent efforts to bite the 

 seat of the wound, particular]}', as in the case described, if it 

 be within reach of the teeth. 



