RABIES IN THE COW. 
375 
In confirmation of this, I would refer our friend, Mr. Ander- 
son, to that excellent note (K) of Dr. Copland, appended to his 
translation of Richerand’s Physiology. Y. 
RABIES IN THE COW. 
By Mr. John Tombs, Pershore. 
In The Veterinarian for April last, at page 204, Mr. 
Pritchard expresses some doubt whether rabies can be conveyed 
from the mother to the foetus through the medium of the circula- 
tion. The following case may probably throw some light on the 
subject : — 
February 4 th, 1836. — At seven o’clock yesterday morning a 
mad dog entered General Marriott’s farm-yard, at Avon Bank, 
and bit a four-year-old cow that had two calves by her side, one 
her own calf, and a fortnight old. This morning I was requested 
to visit her. I found several wounds on the cheek, os frontis, 
and eyelid, to all of which I applied lunar caustic, and recom- 
mended an application of the same to be repeated during five 
successive days. The dog was shot and buried immediately 
after he had bitten the cow. He was disinterred for my exami- 
nation. The following appearances will, doubtless, prove that he 
was labouring under rabies. The base of the tongue was black, 
and covered with small vesicles. The fauces, epiglottis, and 
larynx black, and covered with slaver; the pharynx bordering on 
.gangrene ; the stomach distended with indigesta ; the small 
intestines highly inflamed ; and increased vascularity of the 
membranes of the brain. 
March &th . — The cow refuses her food and water, appears 
dull and stupid, and takes no notice of any thing. 
7 th . — Eats nothing, and is very thin, and tucked up at the 
flanks : pulse 60, and weak : a copious and perpetual flow 
of saliva from the mouth. She is not in the least degree excited 
when water is put against her mouth. She never lies down, but 
sleeps as she stands; and is fast pining away. 
8 th . — Discharge of saliva abundant : sets her back up. I 
entered the shed, untied her, and roused her up ; when a hen 
came in by chance at the time, which she ran at, and pawed the 
litter with her fore feet : this was the only time she ever 
appeared to be in the least excited. She lingered in this drowsy 
state until the 12th, when she expired. 
On examination after death, I found the rumen, reticulum, 
manyplus, duodenum, jejunum, and ileum perfectly empty, but 
