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REPORTS OF CASES. 
near the location of the brachial plexus. I, therefore, applied 
a biniodide blister over the part, first on one side of the neck, 
then on the other, and repeated the application in two days. 
Improvement set in at once with this treatment and the 
horse was taken home at the end of ten days much improved. 
He is now at work (a month later), but is not entirely well. 
A TRUE CASE OF RABIES IN THE HORSE. 
By Jno. V. Eaddey, D. V. S., Arlington, N. J. 
Was called one evening to see a brown gelding, said by the 
owner to have muscular rheumatism, because “ he wouldn’t let 
any one touch him.” Upon arriving I found a very vicious 
animal, striking, kicking and biting at everything within his 
reach. The approach of any person would rouse it to a re¬ 
newal of such unruly demonstrations. 
There had been nothing wrong with him until noon that 
day, when the animal became very nervous and irritable and 
started kicking at nearby objects, a most unusual thing, as he 
had always been a very gentle horse. 
xAfter having been returned to the stable he gradually be¬ 
came worse and finally so furious that it was dangerous and 
impossible to go near him. 
By his striking and kicking he broke down his stall parti¬ 
tion. The tendency to bite increased, some tenesmus was present, 
his neighing became altered, his gait staggering, and salivation 
and grinding of teeth set in. 
Everything seemed to irritate him ; he would make vicious 
lunges at beams and posts in his stall and bite at all objects held 
to him. 
At an opportune moment I managed to get his pulse, which 
was very much accelerated, but I utterly failed in the effort to 
get his temperature. 
I diagnosed the case as one of rabies and gave warning and 
prognosis accordingly. 
Eater the owner recollected that about two months preceding 
this incident a vicious dog, who had been housed in the stable 
for some time, had suddenly disappeared after having exhibited 
some very suspicious symptoms. 
I saw nothing in the horse’s actions by which the point of 
inoculation could have been traced. 
I prescribed potassium bromide in the drinking water and 
instructed the attendant to keep the animal as quiet as possible 
and to prevent his being annoyed or unnecessarily irritated. 
