It ABIES IN THE GUINEA-PIG, FOWL, &c. GG1 
whether this was a case of rabies ; and I would add, that, for 
reasons which will be stated in another lecture, I have never been 
able to produce rabies from the saliva of a dead dog. 
Dr. Capello describes, but not so fully as could be wished, a 
case of actual rabies in one of these animals. A rabbit and a 
dog lived together in a certain family. They were strange asso- 
ciates, but such friendships are not unfrequent among animals. 
The dog became rabid and died. A man bitten by that dog 
became hydrophobous, and died. No one dreamed of the rabbit 
being in danger, and he ran about the house as usual; but, one 
day, he found his way to the chamber of the mistress of the 
house with a great deal of viscid saliva running from his mouth, 
and he furiously attacked her, and left the marks of his violence 
on her leg. He then ran into a neighbouring stable, and bit the 
hind legs of a horse several times. Finally, he retreated to some 
corner of the stable, and was there afterwards found dead. 
Neither the lady nor the horse eventually suffered. 
Rabies in a Guinea-Pig . — A few weeks ago a dog suspected, 
and with too much cause, to be rabid, was taken to my partner, 
Mr. Ainslie. He was examined before several of the medical 
students from the Middlesex Hospital, one of whom, in order, 
to make more sure of the thing, inoculated a guinea-pig with the 
saliva taken from him while he was yet alive. The guinea-pig 
had always been very playful, and fond of being noticed ; but on 
the eleventh day after the inoculation, he began to be dull and 
sullen, retiring into his house, and hiding himself as well as he 
could in the corner. On the following day he began to be fero- 
cious in his way — he bit at every thing that was presented to 
him — gnawed his cage, and made the most determined efforts 
to escape. Once or twice his own violence induced convulsions of 
the whole frame; and they might be produced at pleasure by 
dashing a little water over him. He died in the night of the 
third day. 
Rabies in the Foivl. — Dr. Ashburner and Mr. King inoculated 
a hen with the saliva from a rabid cow. He made two incisions 
through the integument under the wings, and then well rubbed 
into these cuts the foam immediately taken from the cow’s 
mouth : she was after this let loose among other fowls in the 
poultry yard. The incisions soon healed, and their places could 
with difficulty be discovered. Ten weeks passed over, when she 
was observed to refuse her food, and to run at the other fowls. 
She had a wild strange appearance, and her eyes were blood- 
shot. Early on the following morning her legs became con- 
tracted, so that she very soon lost the power of standing upright. 
She remained sitting a long time, with the legs rigid, refusing 
VOL, x. 4 Q 
