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made frequent attempts to bite some hogs loose in the lot. 
On visiting the animal on the third day, I found the point 
of each shoulder and the forelegs just above the knees, per¬ 
fectly raw from his tearing and biting at the parts with his 
teeth ; his thirst seemed great, but when water was offered, 
after swallowing two or three mouthfuls, spasm of the 
throat would take place and he would draw back from the 
bucket of water as if in dread of it; this, however, was simply 
the result of spasm, as he would again partake of a mouthful 
or two, which was again followed by a similar spasmodic 
action of the throat. During intervals of a few minutes each 
which gradually became shorter, the horse would stamp with 
his fore feet, then throw himself down violently and commence 
attacking his legs ferociously, just like a hungry dog worrying 
a bone, and during this attack his whole frame appeared to 
be under the influence of the spasm, and his urine seemed to 
be passed involuntarily. After a few seconds and evidently 
with some difficulty he would regain his feet, commence nib¬ 
bling grass for a minute or two, but apparently unable to 
swallow ; then a return of the former symptoms would take 
place, only in a more aggravated form, and in more rapid 
succession, with a flow of saliva from the mouth. The 
symptoms became more intensified until the horse became 
paralyzed, was unable to rise and died that evening. 
I have been informed that some dog or dogs in the neigh¬ 
borhood, suspected of being “ rabid,” have been destroyed, 
and as this horse was turned out on the commons, when not 
at work, it is quite probable he may have been bitten by a 
rabid dog. I had no opportunity of making a post-mortem. 
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Hospital Department. 
SUPPURATIVE NEPHRITIS—SEQUELAE OF INFLUENZA. 
By Dr. E. Nksbit, D.V.S., House Surgeon. 
This case is more likely to prove interesting to a practi¬ 
tioner of lengthy standing than to one who, like myself, has 
but recently entered upon practice. 
The readers of the Review will, we hope, accept this report 
