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ANIMAL PATHOLOGY. 
In May 1820 I attended a bitch at 13, Belgrave Place, Pimlico. 
She had snapped at the owner, had bitten the man-servant and 
several dogs, was eagerly watching imaginary objects, and had 
the peculiar rabid howl. I offered her water : she started back 
with horror, and fell into violent convulsions, which lasted about 
a minute. This was repeated a little while afterwards, and with 
the same result. She was destroyed. 
Another case. I make no apology for introducing them, for 
the recollection of them will be useful. A Newfoundland dog, 
belonging to Mr. Anderson, of Ealing, was restless — scraping 
and disposing of his bed — watching imaginary objects — stagger- 
ing as he walked, and that staggering referrible chiefly to the 
hind legs — a slight discharge of saliva from the corners of the 
mouth, and a harsh grating sound attending the breathing. He 
was brought to my hospital. As he was led up the passage with 
iron grating on each side, he growled at the two or three first 
dogs he saw, and dashed against the railing in a vain attempt 
to get at others ; but he was perfectly obedient to me, and I 
did as I pleased with him. I placed a pan of water before him 
— he looked at it — advanced towards it, again looked earnestly 
at it, and moved slowly away; he returned, gazed at it for a full 
minute, approached nearer and almost touched it, and once more 
turned away. 
I was at that time experimenting on the power of the Scutel- 
laria in cases of rabies, and being a manageable fellow, he was a 
good subject for me. The usual dose was about two oz. of the 
decoction. I got it into his mouth, and he attempted to swallow 
it, when one universal convulsion seized him, his eyes were dis- 
torted, his limbs were stretched, it resembled the last struggle 
of expiring life. Being forcibly held, he was compelled to 
swallow the medicine ; but it was with one gulp, loud and violent ; 
and when liberated he fell on one side completely exhausted, 
and panting dreadfully. He a little recovered himself in two or 
three minutes, and then he crept to the farther end of his divi- 
sion, and gazed anxiously upon me, watching every motion, 
gently wagging his tail, and offering his paw, as plainly as it 
could be expressed entreating me not to serve him so again. 
A few hours afterwards I determined to give him a second 
dose. He offered not to bite, but his resistance was most deter- 
mined. The butter-boat was soon broken to pieces, and a large 
iron spoon substituted. The medicine was got into his mouth — 
the attempt to swallow was accompanied by a universal spasm 
yet more horrible, and I thought that he had breathed his last. 
He recovered, and again crept to his corner, and fixed his 
