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RABIES AND CONGESTION OF THE BRAIN. 
Case III. — 7th April, 1841. Mr. Dudleston, of Titstock Park, 
thought that a large three-year-old pony of his that was running 
out in a yard was ill. It was supposed to have been attacked 
by colic, as it was biting at his sheath and sides, and occasion- 
ally lying down, as if in great pain. His people tried to catch 
the pony, but had difficulty in doing so, and more to hold him, 
for he would bite at them and pull them about in every direction. 
Once they got a pair of pincers on his nose, but the man holding 
them said he must loosen them, as the animal would tear the 
piece out rather than be held. They were nearly an hour in 
trying to drench him with some salt and water, and when doing 
so he would bite at them and at the horn, and they did not be- 
lieve that any of the liquid was swallowed. Soon afterwards, 
and about ten at night, a man came over and gave me the above 
information, but I told him to bleed him if possible, and that I 
would see him early the next morning. 
Slh . — About six, a.m. I saw him — he was loose in the yard, 
and completely covered with mud and dirt. If any persons went 
near him he would run furiously at them. He had not been bled, 
as Mr. Dudlestone’s people dared not to go near him now. He 
was continually biting at his sides and breast, and on the off side 
near the flank he had completely torn the skin from the muscles 
of the abdomen a foot square or more, and it was hanging down 
in shreds : he did not so often bite his near side or breast, 
nor had he injured it so much on the off side. I took him some 
hay into the middle of the yard, when he was at the other end : 
he immediately walked towards it, and coming within two or three 
yards of it he sprang forwards, bolted toward it, and fell almost 
on his knees. He immediately grasped a mouthful of it, and 
shook it violently in the air. I then sent a pailful of water into 
the yard, when he again walked towards it as he did to the hay, 
and hastily sprang at it and forced his nose into the water, and 
then caught hold of the pail, and worried it in his mouth in the 
air. Mr. D. thought he swallowed once, but I doubt it. 
A stray fowl entered the yard, and he ran furiously at it. 
He would often lay hold of his off side, and hold it fast and 
turn round four or five times, and then drop down exhausted. 
Sometimes, after he had been standing up awhile, he would drop 
down and roll almost over. 
His appearance was bold and animated, and he walked or 
trotted in a stately way towards any thing ; but when any one 
attempted to go towards him, he would squat his ears close to 
his head and run at them in a most determined vicious manner; 
yet I believe, at times, he had a degree of fear, for he was often 
frightened back again when he attempted to run at us. 
