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down, and rising up again.” From such a description, Mr. 
Moneyment concluded that it was a case of colic ; but when he 
went into the yard, and saw the pony, and observed his wild 
and anxious countenance, and his excessive nervous sensibility, 
he was convinced that something uncommon was amiss with 
him, but he did not at first suspect the real nature of the case. 
The early symptoms of rabies in the horse have not been care- 
fully observed or well recorded. That veterinary surgeon will 
merit the thanks of the profession, who, having had opportunity 
to observe, will put his brethren in possession of the first and 
decisive warnings of the approach of this dreadful malady. 
Usual Character of the Disease . — In the majority of cases, so 
far as our records go, there will not often be premonitory symp- 
toms sufficiently decisive to be noticed by the groom. We want 
the history of a few cases from an experienced pen, and then I 
am very much disposed to believe that we shall obtain quite suf- 
ficient warning of the impending danger. A case is described 
by Mr. Marshall. He sees not the patient until the case is too 
plain to be misunderstood by him, although not then compre- 
hended by the attendants ; and he is summoned in a great hurry, 
because “ the old horse is very ill, and has something sticking 
in his throat.” He presses the stablemen on the point whether 
they had noticed any thing unusual about the horse previous to 
the attack; and is told that “the spirits of the animal had been 
better than usual, that he appeared stronger, and that a lame- 
ness under which he had laboured had left him for three or four 
days.” By-and-by came a difficulty in swallowing, and par- 
ticularly swallowing liquids. The horse, however, was at work 
until within four hours of his seizure. M. Dupuy gives as full 
and interesting an account as any that we have of the symptoms 
and progress of rabies in the horse ; and all that he is enabled 
to say is, that the animal had been observed not to feed well for 
several days. Depend upon it there are warnings, and possibly 
as plain to the practised eye as those of the dog. When you 
get into practice, have especial regard to this, and help us a little 
out of our dilemma. 
j Early Symptoms . — The precursor indisposition is seldom 
observed, but the horse goes out to his usual work, and, for a 
certain time and distance, performs it as well as he had been 
accustomed to do ; then he stops all at once, trembles, heaves, 
paws, staggers, and falls. Almost immediately he rises, drags 
his load a little farther, and again stops, looks about him, backs, 
staggers, and falls. This is not a fit of megrims — it is not a 
sudden determination of blood to the brain, for the horse is not 
for a single moment insensible. The sooner he is led home the 
