CONSULTATIONS. 
585 
On the 27th, I had him trotted. His roaring is much better, 
and the enlargement of the glands considerably diminished. Con¬ 
tinue the same treatment. 
May 15/A.—Scarcely any roaring noise is to be heard, and his 
cough has left him. On the 27th, the setons were taken out, and 
he was sent to work. He works well, and the roaring has ceased. 
QUESTIONS 
ON VETERINARY ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY. 
By Mr. J. Carlisle, V.S., Wigton. 
1st, In which of our animals do the visual organs remain longest 
impervious to the stimulus of light, and what is the physiological 
reason of this 1 
2d, In which of them does the membrana pupillaris appear the 
most conspicuous, and what is the physiological reason 1 
3d, In which do we find the largest spleen according to the bulk 
of the body, and what is the physiological explanation of this 1 
4th, In which do we find the largest thymus gland, and what 
is the physiological explanation ] 
5th, Have any of the nerves of the face of the horse been di¬ 
vided in tetanus, and with what effect ? 
6th, In what work on veterinary science do we find mention of 
a disease called shivers ? what part of the animal is affected, and 
what are the symptoms, the cause, and the most rational treatment 
of the same ? 
CONSULTATIONS. 
No. XV. 
Rabies. 
August 18, 1840. 
Sir,— Permit me to request your opinion and advice in the 
following case, that has puzzled me not a little. To begin at the 
beginning, as we say in Ireland; on the 26th of July, a large dog 
of the bull breed (that had been a house dog, and never used for 
the barbarous sports in which the generality of his kind are em¬ 
ployed) appeared heavy and listless. 
27/A.—He is licking a spot on his paw which had the mark of 
an old bite on it, healed over. 
28//t.—Still biting and licking the paw—nose hot—lining mem- 
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