It is also essential to learn to recognize a rabid animal. Many, including wild animals, may become unusually friendly. It then develops paralysis of the throat, which makes swallowing difficult. Actually, they do not do so because of fear, but because they cannot swallow. Saliva often drips from the animal's mouth and may be whipped into a foam.
Some animals pass directly from the anxiety stage to paralysis without becoming violent.
The animal may appear to have something caught in his throat. Usually, a dog with something in his throat tries to remove it himself, but a rabid dog will not. Eventually all of the rabid animal's muscles become paralyzed and it dies. When a person is bitten by an animal, the wound should be washed thoroughly with soap and water, and then treated like any other wound. It is extremely important to go to a physician immediately.