THE 
VETERINARIAN. 
VOL. XXII, 
No. 264. 
DECEMBER 1849. 
Third Series, 
No. 24. 
CASE OF CHOLERA IN THE DOG, 
WITH COMMUNICATION OF THE DISEASE TO ITS MISTRESS AND 
ATTENDANT. 
St. Ives, Cornwall, October 24, 1849. 
Sir,—I BEG to transmit you the following case, which is one 
of singularity, communicated to me by G. W. Bevan, Esq , sur¬ 
geon, of this town. If you think it is worthy a place in The 
VETERINARIAN, you are at liberty to publish it. It may be the 
means of putting veterinarians on their guard, when attending 
such cases; while it serves to prove that diseases of a malignant 
and dangerous character are communicable from the brute to man. 
Yours, respectfully, 
John C. Quick, V.S. 
On Friday, September 14th, a black and tan terrier dog, belong¬ 
ing to a poor woman of this town, with whom he was a great 
pet, was taken suddenly ill, purging and vomiting. In a very 
few hours the alvine evacuations, as well as the fluid ejected 
from the stomach, assumed the rice-water character of cholera dis¬ 
charges. All the visible mucous membranes assumed quite a 
leaden aspect, and the dog died on the following day, violently 
cramped, after an illness of about twenty-four hours, during 
which time the woman had the dog on her lap, wrapped in flannel, 
and occasionally put in a warm bath, though of no avail. About 
3 A.M. on the 16th, the woman herself was taken ill, and by 
7 A.M. was in a state of collapse, at which time the surgeon was 
called, who administered the usual remedies, but without effect; as 
she died at 4 o’clock on the morning of the 18th, having contracted 
the disease from her canine companion. 
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