THE 
VETERINARIAN. 
VOL. X, No. 115.] JULY 1837. [New Series, No. 55. 
ANIMAL PATHOLOGY. 
By Mr. Youatt. 
LECTURE XII. 
Rabies in the Dog — Symptoms. 
WE are now approaching the most important subject in the 
whole range of veterinary pathology. In other cases, the com- 
fort and the existence of our quadruped patients, and the pro- 
perty of our employers are involved. This is a somewhat heavy 
responsibility, and I trust that we duly feel it ; but here the 
lives of our employers, and our own too, are at stake, and may be 
easily, and too often are, compromised. Here, too — however other 
portions of the chain may be overlooked or denied — we have the 
link which connects, most of all, our undervalued profession with 
that of human medicine ; nay, rather, here is the circumscribed, 
valued spot on which, at least, we may assert our equality ; and 
not only so, but where we have the Vantage ground, and may 
shew our consciousness of it by our eagerness to acknowledge, 
and to make some return for those kindnesses which were ren- 
dered to us when we were struggling to emerge from ignorance 
and barbarism. My former partner led the way in rescuing this 
subject from several of the absurd and fearful errors by which it 
had been for many an age surrounded. For some years I have 
had the honour of addressing my veterinary pupils on it ; but 
this is the first time that I have ventured to invite the medical 
pupil and practitioner*. I entreat their candour. I will not de- 
signedly offend, and then I am sure they will not be offended if 
I speak freely on some points of difference between us, and where 
we have the weight of experience on our side. I do gratefully 
* These lectures will be in substance those that were delivered at 
University College, and which were thrown open to and numerously attended 
by the medical students of those days, and by many practitioners. 
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