Saint Mary's beacon., 1896-07-02
Saint Maru's Beacon
Detection Of Rabies In the Early Stages
Care and Protection Of Other Dogs.

In view of the number of dogs
reported to be afflicted with rabies,
or hydrophobis, within the past few
days. says DR.. Robert Ward, late
chief veterinary inspector Of Mary
land the utmost vigilance should
be exercised in the care of the CO.
mines during the remainder Of the
heated season.
in such weather dogs should al
ways have free access to clean,
clear water. An idea Of the old
and illustrious veterinarian, Youatt
xho achieved celebrity in the early
part Of the present century, was to
place a lump of rolled sulphur in
the pan of water from which the
dog drank as preventive measure.
Youatt knew very well, of course,
that the sulphur was insoluable in
water, but his object in keeping it
in the pan was to insure that the
water, would remain clear and clean
the pan of water should never be
so exposed that other CANNES may
have access to it.
dogs should be fed on freshly
boiled meats and vegetable. Their
food should be cool when given to
them. / do not think raw meat q
proper diet during the summer.
BY no means should offal of any
substance be fed to dogs. Decayed
fish should be especially prohibited.
The CANNES, as well as cats,
which are also liable to rabies, are
singuarly fond of this diet. When
fish commence to decay it soon be-
comes poisonous.
AT this season dogs should on
no account be allowed to roam at
large. 1t is much better to find
them cool place, in basement,
if the owner lives in the city. In
the country the proper way is to
cOnfine them in an inclosure with q
fence sufficiently high, and leaning
outwardly at an angle, to prevent
strange animals from consorting
with them.
In my experience have found
that the dogs most susceptible to
the rabies are the collies, and the
major PORTION of the reported cases
occur in July, August and October,
although the animals are liable to
the malady at any season of the
year. Hybrid animals, the outcasts
of the streets, are the most frequent
suffers, from lack of sufficient
water and food, and owners of fine
pet dogs should be extremely care
ful to protect their animals from
contact with these ours. If pro-
per surveillance over these street
dogs were kept and all animals
found without owners promptly ex-
terminated, rabies would soon be
stamped out in this city and count
ry. | advocate the killing of all
stray dogs found by owners of fine
stock prowling about their kennels.
Dogs travelling about the count
~ with droves of cattle and sheep
are a source of great danger. III
their wandering they come in con-
tact with many strange dogs, and
constantly lying in the open greatly
expose them to disease and the in
fiction of bites by rabied CANNES.
1T is important that all owners
of dogs, especially those having pets
that are constantly in the society
of little children, should be aware
of the indications of hydrophobia.
In the elementary stage the habits
of the dog are anomalous and
strange. 1t becomes dull, gloomy
and taciturn. 1t seeks to secret it.
self and choose solitude and OBJ
scurity, hiding in out-of -the-way
places or retiring under chairs and
other pieces of furniture, whereas
in health it may have been lively,
goodnatured and sociable.
But in this retirement it cannot
rest. 1t is uneasy and fidgety. No
sooner has it laid down and gather
ed itself together, in the usual fash
ion of a dog reposing, than 1t jumps
up IN an agitated manner, walks
hither and thither several times,
again lies down and assumes Sleep
ing position, but maintains it only
mementarily, when once more the
animal is up and moving.
Not infrequently there are few
moments when the dog appears
more lively than usual and displays