ANALYSIS OF COiNTINENTAL JOURNALS. 
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A CASE OF RABIES IN A MARE. 
By M. Laux, Veferinaire a Cruzy. 
If these cases are rare amongst herbivorous animals, it seems 
to be because the malady is not spontaneous in them, and 
that the rabid dog attacks but rarely other animals than 
those of his own species. The mare, the subject of this case, 
according to the information, is an example of the correctness 
of this opinion. On the 20th of May, 1867, the son of the 
proprietor was returning from one of their estates with the 
mare in a four-wheel vehicle, when he perceived about two 
hundred metres ahead a dog, the attitude and quiet demeanour 
of which did not indicate anything unusual, and it seems that 
had not the mare provoked the dog by giving him a kick, 
the dog would have passed on without further notice ; but 
this aggression on the part of the mare caused a retaliation. 
On examining the mare after the dog had disappeared, it 
was found that she had received two little wounds, one on 
the external ali of the nostril and the other on the inner of the 
same part, indicating that they had both been inflicted by 
the same bite. The author was sent for to attend the mare, 
and only two hours elapsed before the wounds were effectually 
cauterised, but the sequel proved that it was too late. Symp¬ 
toms .—From the 20Lh of May to the 9th of June the 
mare continued her services without showing any signs of 
derangement. On the 9th of June, some stiffness in the 
limbs and prostration were observed ; the appetite, neverthe¬ 
less, remained good, and the mare was as usual in her habits 
and demeanour, nothing led the owner to foresee what was to 
happen two days after. On the 10th the appetite decreased ; 
the patient was continually biting the manger, wRich it almost 
devoured, but took little notice of the hav in the rack. The 
stiffness, which had been confined to the limbs, now extended 
to the body, but was more marked on the neck. With great 
difficulty she was able to walk a few paces when first coming 
out of the stable, but afterwards the stiffness relaxed some¬ 
what, and she was enabled to move more freely j neverthe¬ 
less, she was unable to drink at the river on account of the 
stiffness of the neck preventing her lowering the head. The 
pulse was full and hard; the mouth red and inflamed; and 
though she refused all solid food she still ate her mashes. 
On the llth the symptoms were much more aggravated. 
At the first visit she was found to be more dejected. She 
rested her head on the manger, had eaten nothing during the 
nifffit, became excited at the least noise or movement made 
