HYDROPHOBIA IN A COW. 545 
Upon my arrival, he gave me the following history of 
the case : 
“ On the 15th ult., the calf from this cow, tied in an 
out-house, was severely bitten in the nose and mouth by a 
dog, it was believed, although none was seen. But the 
cattle which were in the same meadow were in a very excited 
state, lowing and bellowing, as also did the calf, and upon 
the arrival of the shepherd, who hastened to the spot, he 
found the calf much torn, and the cow with blood upon her 
nose . The calf, from this period until the 27th, could not 
take its milk in the natural manner, and was obliged to be 
drenched, but from the above date, the wounds having healed, 
and the animal apparently recovered from the injuries it had 
received, it was turned to the cow, and took its milk in the 
usual way, which it continued to do up to the 31st, at which 
period the teats of the cow were bittert by the calf. From this 
date the calf became very ill, appeared to have sore throat, 
made a very peculiar noise, a kind of half bellow and roar, 
continued to get worse, and died on the 3d inst. I did not 
see him, but such is the description given to me by 
Mr. J — , and I know that it is a faithful one. 
My attention was now directed to the cow. She was 
observed yesterday to separate herself from the others, and 
to bellow occasionally. But this morning she w r as seen to 
foam greatly at the mouth, and appear much excited. The 
other cattle also would not associate with her, but kept at a 
respectful distance, with their heads and tails erect. She 
was now brought to the house, at which time I first saw her. 
She was standing — the eyes were half-closed — she ap- 
peared to be in a kind of stupor, or half comatose state — 
extremities, natural temperature ; respiration, natural. She 
was looking rather thin ; she was always a remarkably quiet 
creature, but now the least noise appears to greatly agitate 
her. The human voice, or the slightest movement, is suffi- 
cient to cause her eyes to glare, and set her bellowing, which 
ends in something between a growl and a roar. A person 
whistling, or the bark of a dog, produces fearful excitement. 
These paroxysms also appear to come on spontaneously ; at 
their termination, the eyes again become half-closed, the 
abdominal muscles tremble, the respiration is slightly 
quickened, and the pulse is quick and tremulous. I re- 
quested that some water might be brought. Upon presenting 
it to her, she plunged her nose into the bucket. But could 
not drink , deglutition could not be performed , and in making the 
effort, the water came back through the nostrils. The effect 
of the attempt wa§> productive of fearful consequences. It 
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