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exhibited intense inflammation. The mucous membrane was 
at least two lines in thickness, and, through its whole extent, the 
intestinal tube contained a thick mucus, like yellow bouillie, or 
more like that which is often seen in the intestines of young dogs 
that have died of distemper. The liver was enlarged, and con¬ 
tained black blood and frothy bile mingled together. The kid¬ 
neys were small and hard, and the bladder was empty and con¬ 
tracted. 
This wolf was undoubtedly rabid, for a person bitten by it 
died hydrophobous forty-eight days after the bite. 
The lesions of the mouth, pharynx, and larynx correspond with 
the lesions usually seen in the rabid dog. The presence of straw 
in the stomach, and the inflammation of that viscus, strengthen 
the resemblance; but such intense inflammation of the intes¬ 
tines is not often met with in the dog. There is sufficient like¬ 
ness to identify the disease ; but the case stands alone, and it 
is impossible to say how far more extensive experience might 
strengthen or lessen the seeming identity of the lesions. 
In the Horse .—I will here blend together, as well as I can, 
the accounts given by M. Dupuy, in the Journal Theorique for 
1835, and by our deceased friend, Mr. Moneyment, in Th e V ete- 
RiNARiAN for 1837: they contain almost every symptom of 
importance. M. Dupuy observes, that the muscles are some¬ 
times discoloured, and softened, and easily torn; while black 
coagulated blood is frequently found in the intermuscular cellular 
texture. The membrane lining the epiglottis, and internal part 
of the larynx, says Mr. Moneyment, exhibited a vast deal 
of purple coloured inflammation, with spots of ecchymosis. 
The membrane of the pharynx likewise presented a similar 
appearance : in fact, the whole of the upper part of the mouth 
and fauces were more or less inflamed. M. Dupuy says, that 
the subcutaneous membrane was infiltrated by a yellow serosity, 
and that the lining membrane of the larynx, the trachea, and 
the bronchi were of a violet colour. These are the principal parts 
to be attended to. Nothing unusual, as we shall presently see, 
may be found in the membranes or substance of the brain; the 
stomach may be slightly or doubtfully inflamed; the lungs and 
the heart may be sound ; but, in every case that I have seen, the 
pharynx, the fauces, and the epiglottis have told tales. The 
appearance in these parts, without any previous knowledge of the 
case, has always been highly suspicious, and, corroborated by 
the history of the case, they have been decisive. The tissue of 
the salivary glands, and also that of the parotids, is red and 
infiltrated. There is considerable congestion in the lungs. The 
pulmonary artery and its branches are usually filled with very 
