THE 
VETERINARIAN. 
VOL. X, No. 116.] AUGUST 1837. [New Series, No. 56. 
ANIMAL PATHOLOGY. 
By Mr. Youatt. 
LECTURE XIII. 
Rabies in the Dog. — Symptoms continued. 
YOU have had sufficient proof, yesterday and to-day, of the 
deceptive character of rabies in its early stage. That tractable, 
harmless fellow that we had on our table the night before last, 
with nothing suspicious about him but the wandering, closing 
eye, has proved himself mad enough, and plenty of mischief 
would he have effected could he have got loose. You have had 
the opportunity of meeting, and not all of you without some little 
tremor, a mad dog's stedfast fiery gaze. You will never forget 
that, and it will be a guide to you. You have heard a mad dog's 
howl, and it will be ever impressed on your minds. We will 
pursue our subject. 
The early stage of rabies in the dog is exceedingly obscure. 
It is a mortifying part of our subject, and we shall sometimes 
feel it so. It is too horrible a disease for the mind of the bitten 
person, or his friends, to be kept one moment in unnecessary 
suspense. There is too much danger to justify the slightest de- 
lay of the proper preventive measures ; and a false diagnosis may 
be fatal to our reputation and the patient’s life. 
A Blunder . — I was once sent for about dusk to examine a 
Newfoundland dog belonging to Mr. Hatchett, the celebrated 
chemist. He had not eaten so well as usual. He had been 
restless; continually wandering to the end of his chain, and 
sometimes panting in a slight degree. The muzzle was dry and 
somewhat hot, and the tongue was hot ; the eyes, so far as the 
light would permit me to examine them, were sunken ; and the 
conjunctiva injected. The belly was tucked up, and hard and 
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