White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-07-20
Hsffll ano Curious.
Md Dogs.

As several persons have been bitten lately
by dogs supposed to be mad. it is proper to call
attention to the symptoms indicating the dis
ease rabies, which results in terrible death,
and which is incurable.
zone of the earliest signs of madness. in
dogs, and one which should always arouse AZ
tcntion on the part Of those in charge Of dogs.
Is "sulLenness, combined ritA tdgefsness.
When il means rabies, (madness) the dog re-
tires to his bed for several hours, and may be
seen curled up, his face buried between his
paws and breast. He shows no disposition to
bite, and will answer to the call, but he an
SVEN slowly and sullenly. After while he
becomes restless, seeking out new resting
places, and never satisfied long with one. He
rises up and lies down again, settles his body in
q variety of postures, dsposes his bed with his
paws, shaking it IN his mouth, bringing it to .
heap, on which he carefully lays his chest, and
then rises up and bundles it all out of his
hennel If at liberty, he will seem to imagine
something lost, and will eagerly search around
with strange violence and indecision. That
doc should be Watched. If he begins to gaze
strangely about him as he lies in bed, and If
his countenance is clouded and suspicious, we
may be certain that madness is coming on.
Sometimes he comes to those he loves, and
fixes on them steadfast gaze, as if he would
say, 81 feel strangely ill; have you nothing to
do with lit"
Dogs do not generally manifest disposition
to bite in the early stages of the disease, unless
they are naturally ferocious, 'but, on the cum
trary, there is an increase of affeclionateness
shown" Mr.. Youatt says {" In the early
stages of the disease, the attachment Of the
dog toward bis master seems to rapidly in
crease. He is employed, almost without ceas-
ing, licking the hands or face, or any part he
can get at" 1.-The early symptoms of fdgeti.
ness, sullenness, anxiety or afectionate inpor-
funify are equally to be attended to. No ami
NAL goes mad suddenly. There are always
several stages of premonitory symptoms.
Among these, there is one not always shown,
but generally, and quite conclusive it is hal
lueination.'
'Many readers who have no hesitation in
speaking of the madness of animals, will be
startled at hearing that animals are subject TO
Authorizations, like human beings. Every
veterinary surgeon, however, knows this to be
the case. Mr.. Youatt narrates that he was
once consulted by a medical man about dubi-
Gus case: A dog had bitten gentleman, who
thought it could not be mad, because it had no
fear of water. But from the obvious signs of
hallucination exhibited by the dog, Mr.. Youatt
had no doubt whatever that there was rabies
and so it proved. The same writer says: "
have again and again seen the rabid dog start
up after momentary quietude, with unmingled
ferocity depicted in his countenance, and
with savage howl plunge to the end Of his
chain. At other times, he would stop and
watch the nails in the PAT tition of the stable
in which he was confined, and fahcying them
to move, would dart at them, and occasionally
sadly bruise and inju himself"