Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-11-26
From the SPORTING MAGAZINE.
Djfmga;@isg Egss etfwadasli III DOGS.
BY Mr.. MEYNELL.

~ mr.. MEYNELL.
Mr.. Meynell, celebrated fox hume,
in Leicefterlhire, having paid particular
attention to madneis among his dogs, com.
municated TO phyfcian the following
remarks, in anfwer to lome queiions pro.
poied to him on that lubjett. In order
(ays DR.. Fothergill, the writer Of ,hs
article) TO prevent any mifake in matter
of fuch importance, lhall here prelent
the reader with the relult OF his obferva.
tons, copied verbatum, in lis own words.
"The firft symptoms of canine madneis
in dogs is, believe, a failure of appetite,
in lmall negres. | mean that the dog
does not eat his ufual food with his utuaI
eagernels /; though, if better food be ofes.
ed him, he may eat il grcedily. A difpc.
lition to quarrel with other dogs comes on
early in the difeale. A total lois of ap.
petite gersrally fucceeds; though | have
Teen dogs eat and lap wa.er the day before
their death, which generally happens be-
tween feveh and ten days after the FRI
fymptom has appeared. A mad dog will
net, believe, cry out on being truck, nor
ihow any Ggn Of fear on being threatened;
though be will, very late in the dileaG,
appear fenhble of kind treatment.
have never known mad dog lhow
rymntons OF the difeafe ia LET'S tine, after
the bite, than ten days; and | have
known many inaances Of dogs having
died mad, as late as eight months after
the bite. think the fymptoms generally
appear between three i eight weeks after
the bite.
"a mad dog, in the height of the dill
order, ha, difpoGlisn to bite all other
dogs, animals or men. When not pfo-
voked, he ufually attacks only fuch as
comes in his way but, having no tear,
il is peculiarly dangerous to frlke at, or
provoke him.
/" Maj dogs appear to be capable of
communicating. the infeetiomesrly in the
,lilarder, & as foon ashley begin to qaraFel
with, or bite other dogs.
{" TT eyes OF mad dogs do not look
red or fierce, but dull and have Partl-
cular appearance, which is eadly dittln.
guiihed by luchas have ben ufedto oberVe
it; bit not eaGIy to be deGeribea.
/" Mad dogs never bark, but occai'oo-
ally utter a mott difnal and plaln'ives
howl, exprenive Of extreme diareis; and
which, thoie who have once heard can
never forget. So that dogs may &c
known to be going mad without beng
-ften, when only this dilinal howl is heard
!" Mad dogs do not foatr or tr0tl' +"
the mouth, bur their lips and konsue az
pear dry ard foul, or Amy. RI
I" Though mad dogs generally rsiuic
both food and drink in the latter tage OF
the di(order, yet they never fhfw any 40,
horerce or dread Of water, win PATS thr0.
it without difficulty, and zap II eagerly to
the lat. But il is remarkable that IN"
they lap water for long time, and eager
sy, and do nor fscm TO exPereTe any III.
e4iineis from it, YET they do fot Ape"
TO fuslow Jingle drop oft; ier, now
ever long they may continue tapping -
10 dminution of quantity cin be Pe'-
ceivsd. ,.c-1.,
81 am p.rfuadcd. that tiis d'iords'
never origira es from hot we'th'r' p .br
vi.ions, OF from say other cauie oui ~ ~
oite. For however dogs may have III
confined, however fed, or whatese' l er
have been the heat Of the fgalon, ,;osg
knew the diforder commence without e 49,, i
able 10 trace it to thar cauie'; aoa :, by
never introduced into the kennel, -
he bite Of a mad dog. I, aasp
g The hairs Of mad dog dof0' " lido
.rea more than hofe Of other dgs. ,,rka.
aot ksow that there is .py TING