CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1897-11-25
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Now. the very trst observation we
have to make on khis subject il that
there are NO such dys in the years call
endar a. .'dog dee" There are no
days on which, ami there n no kind Of
weather during witch, a dog is pecul-
iariy liable to rabks. Rabies is rare
disease at all seasps of the year, and
there are NO mort cases of rabies in
July or August than in December or
January. 1t folldws, therefore, that
there Is no more reason to dread our
family friend. the dog, in hot weather
than in cold, andtno more reason to
dread hydrophobiatrom his bite at one
time of the year tlAn at another. The
phrase "dog days'tis a false and mis-
leading phrase, which all humane per
sons ought 70 AVOID in the interest of
the dog.
We have said, I'D we repeat, that
hydrophobia Is on&of the rarest of dis
eases; and that wien ii appears to be
developed, we belie3e it. in the vast ma
jority Of cases. tdbe simulated dis
Ease, produced byh morbid imagina-
tion. We do not 10 far as to assert
that it 10 never cag ped by the bite of
rabid animal; and therefore we would
advise that all prfper care should be
taken to destroy Without delay all an
ima.s that are affe{led with rabies. Yet
here again we mud recall the fact that
rabies itself is orr of the rarest of all
the diseases with which dogs and other
animals are a6eckkd. When we hear
the cry of Mad dsg!" the chances are
millions to one thai the dog is not mad;
IL is the people VITO are mad with ter
ror.
In the 30 yearllsince the American
Scciety for the Eseyention Of Cruelty
to Animals was established our officers
and agents have bSen constantly on the
outlook, bur no 9ndoubted case OF
rabies has ever f3Ilen under their OBJ
servation or withSn their knowledge;
and of over I60.o1b dogs and other
small animals wlsch have been cared
for at our shelter uring the past thres
years, not one aiH3ie case of rabies has
been found. Thqke facts sufficiently
prove that rabies rrare in this city and
In this state: but ere issuch disease.
and II is importnDt for the public. AZ
well n yourself. Hat you should know
whether 4 sick d6lf Is or is not rabid. II
you will note III following facts you
will have NO dzH1eulty. You will prob
sbiy find them - be quite different
from the popuIaS fanciss BY which most
persons are misled.
1. 1t il supposed that mad dog
breads water. IL is not SO. The mad
dog is very likely to plunge his head TO
the eyes in water, though he cannot
swallow il and laps il with difficnlty.
2. Il ia supposed that a mad dog runs
about with evidences of intense excite
ment. II is not SO. The mad dog never
runs about in agitation; he never gall
lops; he is always alone, usually in a
strange place, where he iogs along
slowly. n he is approached by dog or
man he shows no sign of excitement,
but when the dog or man is near enough
he snaps and resumes his solitary srot.
B. II 4 dog barkk, yelps. whines or
growls that dog is not mad. The only
sound a mad dog is ever known TO emit
is hoarse howl. and that but seldom
Even blows will not extort an outcry
from n mad dog. Therefore, il any dog.
under any circumstances, utters any
other sound than that of a hoarse howl,
that dog is not mad.
4 II Is supposed that the mad dog
froths at the mouth. II is not so. If a
dogs jaws are covered or fiecked with
white froth, that dog Is not mad. The
surest Of all signs that dog is mad is =
thick and ropy brown mucus clinging
to his lips, which he often tries yainly to
tear away with his paws or to wash
away with water.
5. If your own dog il bitten by any
other dog, watch him carefully. If he
IL infected by rabies you will discover
eigns of il possibly In from six TO ten
days. Then he will be restless. often
getting up only to lie down again.
changing his position impatiently,
turning from side to side. and constant
" licking or scratching some particular
part Of his head. limbs. or body. He
will be irritable and inclined to dash at
other animals, and he will sometimes
snap at objects which he imaginee to be
near him. He will be excessively thirsty.
lapping water eagerly and often. Then
there will be glandular swellings about
his jaws and throat, and he will vainly
endeavor to rid himself Of thick. ropy.
mncous discharge from his mouth and
throat. n he can he will probably stray
away from home and trot slowly and
mournfully along the highway or
across county, meddline with neither
man nor beast unless they approach
him, and then giving singie snnp. The