THE 
VETERINARIAN. 
VOL. XI, No. 128.] AUGUST 1838. [New Series, No. 68. 
ANIMAL PATHOLOGY. 
Bij Mr. You ATT. 
LECTURE XXL 
The Poison received—No Indication of its Presence—The Nature 
of the Virus—Pies dormant—At length begins to act—The 
Pain in the bitten Part—The Absorbents now begin to act — 
The Pmpoisonment of certain Secretions—In a few Instances 
passes away — Preventive Pleasures — Quarantine—Tax on 
Dogs—Dog Pits—Petted Dogs—A Ligature above the bitten 
Part—Stream of Water on it—Cupping Glass — Suction — 
Excision—The Cautery—The Lunar Caustic—Effect of the 
Application of the Caustic—Operations after the Appearance 
of the Disease defended. 
IT is time to close our inquiries respecting this fearful subject; 
but, in order to make our course of lectures complete, I must 
refer to, and repeat, but in a condensed form, a portion of that 
which, on former occasions, I have had the honour of laying be¬ 
fore you. 
An animal, or a human being, is bitten by a rabid dog, and a 
certain portion of the poison is received into the wound. It pro¬ 
duces no immediate irritation. There is little to indicate its pre¬ 
sence. Some old writers used to recommend the placing of the 
fresh leaves of rue on the wound. If they retained their colour, 
it was not envenomed. If they changed to a violet hue, the 
wound was empoisoned. Others recommended to rub a bit of 
bread in the blood or fluid discharged from the wound. If there 
was no danger, a dog would readily eat it. If the wound had 
been contaminated by the rabid virus, he would refuse the sop, 
and express his horror by a peculiar howling. 
These fooleries are now despised. There is little to indicate 
the presence of the virus. The wound heals as would another 
wound, according to its situation, magnitude, laceration, and the 
VOL. XI. 3 F 
