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or, at all events, only a tendency to change the posture, whilst 

 the hydrophobic dog is always on the watch, and eyes every 

 one with a wildly-suspicious gaze. The distempered dog is 

 nervous certainly, but only from fear, while the hydrophobic 

 dog knows neither fear nor pain, and will resist to the death any 

 threats or actual punishment. If the brain is much affected in 

 distemper, there is almost always a fit or paralysis neither of 

 which occurs in hydrophobia and lastly, the distempered dog eats 

 nothing, whilst the hydrophobic animal has a depraved appetite, 

 and devours faeces, wool, hair, or any other extraordinary matter 

 which comes in his way. Distemper is also liable to be con- 

 founded with any of the inflammatory diseases which attack the 

 brain, lungs, liver, stomach, or kidneys; but in the simple 

 inflammation of those organs there is not that excessive and 

 rapid loss of strength or appetite which occurs in distemper, nor 

 is there such extreme and speedy emaciation as we meet with in 

 that disease. 



PROGNOSIS. Under the absurd and empirical mode of treat- 

 ment which has been adopted, viz. the use of the same remedy 

 all through the course of the complaint, a very great mortality 

 will necessarily ensue, but if treated properly, I believe the 

 deaths ought not to exceed one in twenty cases that is, 

 supposing the animals were not predisposed to the disease by 

 ill-feeding, over-crowding, &c., and that they are attended by a 

 kennel-man who understands his business, and will carry out the 

 instructions of a scientific professional man. But even with the 

 assistance which these remarks may afford to a man of ordinary 



