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appeared to be suffocated, could scarcely stand, and seemed 

 to be paralysed in its hind-limbs — noted the following symp- 

 toms : General agitation of all the muscles, anxious physi- 

 ognomy, and all the characteristic features described in the 

 preceding case. The respiration was very laborious, though 

 the ribs were immovable. The gait was unsteady, and the 

 hind-quarters were feeble, as in confirmed rabies. The 

 animal appeared to be impelled to move about incessantly, 

 and if it stopped it fell ; then the limbs became rigidly ex- 

 tended. In the midst of its convulsions it endeavoured 

 to rise, but could not co-ordinate its movements — it turned 

 itself on its back, so as to lie alternately on the right and 

 left side. After numerous attempts it sometimes succeeded 

 in getting up, and commenced to walk, but only to fall 

 again ; it could only stand on its rigid paws by resting 

 against a wall or tree. An hour after its arrival at the 

 school, it could not rise unaided. Its senses did not 

 appear to be affected ; the appetite was lost, and there 

 was neither defecation nor micturition during the attack. 

 The case in every respect appeared to be similar to the pre- 

 ceding. No treatment was adopted, and in the evening the 

 bitch bad almost completely recovered, though it was 

 rather sleepy and dull. Next day it was taken away 

 cured. 



"The same authority (Ibid. p. 674) "records the case 

 of a bitch brought to the Toulouse Veterinary School, and 

 which caused anxiety about three hours previously by its 

 agitation, breathlessness, and anxious look. It had fallen, 

 was seized with contraction of the limbs, got up, and 

 staggered about in all directions, until at last it became so 

 ■weak that it could not stand. When Mauri saw it, it was 

 lying on its side, the limbs extended, and agitated from 

 time to time with clonic convulsions. The animal could 

 not be induced to get up, the head only being raised 

 towards the shoulder. The symptoms were altogether 

 similar to those observed in the two, preceding cases. No 



