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A CASE OF RABIES IN THE DOG CONNECTED WITH 
VIOLENT SPASM IN THE ATTEMPT TO SWALLOW. 
By Mr. W. Youatt. 
On the 4th of last month I was sent for to Ealing*. A cur 
had bitten a line Newfoundland dog belonging to Mr. Anderson, 
and some other dogs and tw r o pigs. It had been destroyed and 
buried, but was exhumed to be examined by me. A small 
quantity of dung and straw was found in the stomach, the 
cardiac portion of which was much inflamed w ith spots of extra¬ 
vasation. The w r hole of the pharynx, larynx, and mucous mem¬ 
brane of the windpipe were highly inflamed, and the pleura 
pulmonalis was inflamed in patches. 
On my declaring* it to be my opinion that the cur w as rabid, 
the Newfoundland dog w r as ordered to be destroyed. I, how¬ 
ever, begged hard for him; and he was sent to my hospital for 
experiment. Various circumstances, over wdiich 1 had no con- 
troul, prevented the commencement of any experiment. 
On the 19th, he did not feed as usual, and appeared dispirited. 
Fifteen days only having occurred since the bite, I did not 
dream of rabies, and ordered a physic ball to be given to him. 
On the 20th, he had an anxious depressed look, with the 
lower jaw slightly dependent. Spasms stole over the face, and 
were particularly observable in the right eyelid. He was con¬ 
tinually shifting his posture, and scraping his bed together; he 
slightly staggered behind; eagerly gazed at and attentively fol¬ 
lowed the path of some imaginary object. There was a great 
discharge of saliva, which he was frequently endeavouring to de¬ 
tach from the corners of his mouth with his paw s; a g*rating, 
choaking noise in breathing. He was perfectly harmless; im¬ 
mediately came from his cot when called; offered his paw r , and 
rubbed his head against me. He had not quarrelled with any of 
the dogs (likewise for experiment) with which he was confined; but 
being led near to another part of the hospital in which were the 
cribs of the sick dogs, he growled savagely at them. He w r as sepa¬ 
rated from the rest, and water put within his reach. He advanced 
towards it, looked at it, and turned aw ay; he immediately returned, 
looked steadfastly at it, almost touched it w r ith his muzzle, and 
suddenly started back: this he repeated several times. 
I inoculated two dogs from him, which are w ell at the present 
time (Sept. 23d), and determined to try on him the power of the 
Scutellaria. I boiled half a pound of the dried leaves in a quart 
of water, half an hour, and straining off and expressing the 
liquid, I purposed to give two-ounce doses every three hours. 
