53 DISEASES OF DOGS. 



no well- authenticated case has ever been made 

 public ; but were I unfortunately bitten by a dog 

 supposed to be mad^ I should have recourse to 

 speedy excision of the part^ and make such ap- 

 pliances to the wound as would cause extensive 

 suppuration. Many diseases may be prevented, 

 the cure of which is more than doubtful; and 

 such may be the case with hydrophobia. 



DUMB MADNESS. 



This appears to be a ridiculous term for a disease 

 which proved fatal (in the only case which ever 

 fell under my observation) to one of the finest 

 young pointers ever bred, when he was eight 

 months old. 



The dog kept his mouth open; the inside of 

 which appeared darker coloured than usual, and 

 somewhat swelled. I bled him copiously, which 

 produced no visible alteration. The next day all 

 the symptoms had increased, and I observed that 

 he was unable to swallow, though he made many 

 attempts both to eat and drink — particularly the 

 latter; but the water or the milk, which, by 

 putting liis nose into the vessel, he contrived to 

 get into his mouth, uniformly ran out again ; and 

 he appeared utterly unable to pass it down his 

 throat. He licked his fore-legs very much, and 



