Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-09-01
some SYMPTOMS
OF HYDROpHODIA
Manner and Methods of Telling
Rabies in a Dog.
SOME USEFUL INFORMATION

Dogs Face-A Few Tips Which vii
Enable Everyone to Detect a Canine
That Has Developed Case Of Rabies
II Ia a good thing 10 know when a
dog has the rabies or when he 10 mad y
the popular characterization OF the ra'
bles. A writer in The Mobile Register
hands out q lot OF good advice which
the average man, woman and child
would do we'll to read and heed. An
excerpt 10 as follows;
Rabies in dogs, being more than
usually prevalent in this part OF the
country this year, IL il worth the peo-
pies while to get acquainted with the
outward manifestations OF the disease,
In order that they may avoid becoming
victims OF IT,
THE general idea Ia that rabies in
dog is shown by a terrible madness on
the part OF the animal, and by the
animAPS rushing through the streets,
frothing at the mouth and swapping
everything in reach. IL 10 true that in
extreme cases OF madness dogs are
known 10 act In chs manner, bat they
do not froth at the mouth Their
mouths are dry and dusty
There are many phases Of madness,
from dumb rabies TO furious rabies.
In extreme cases Of dumb rabies the
animal appears sick, paralyzed and
deSpalring. The ignorant would not
suppose the disease to be- rabies, hot
the saliva in such an animal II quite as
deadly "a that Of a dog sick OF furious
rabies.
\ "A dog that has been bitten by a
mad dog developes the disease in from
ten TO thirty days lnfrequently
earlier than ten days, or later than
thirty days. The disease has been
known to take & year TO develop
Residences, inability to find any
comfortable position, the dropping Of
the lower Jaw and pFotrusion OF the
tongue, with heavy painting because
the throat 10 pATalyEed, are symptoms
OF rabies; also. barking when there 10
no canSe, and swapping at the air, as
" tormented by invisible insects. The
dropped Jaw gives the impression that
the animal has something In the throat.
The owner tries TO remove the obstruc.
tion, not knowing the animal has the
rabies. The dog 10 often very playful.
unusually 90, and more than usually
DESTROYS OF licking lie owners hand,
Then IL becomes niorose and sometimes
wild and snappish, The next devel.
opment 10 paralysis OF the hind legs.
Then death.
IAN affected dog will run away from
home, returning weary. dirty and
wretched sympAthiEing friends pet
Il and wash It, They are in great dan.
ger.
at 10 said that mad dogs are recog-
niEed 10y their repugnanee 10 water.
'rhis 10 a mistake. Dogs suffering from
rabies have no repugnance To water,
but simply are unable tn drink, their
throsH being pAralyzed. Neither can
they eat meat or other food. II dog
exhibits the symptoms Of restfulness,
excessive plAyiulness, along with in.
ability 20 est or drink, prudence de.
mAnds that IL be shut up where /, can
do no harm To anyone, n the dlAgon.
Gle 10 wrong, the dog can be released |
later, II lie right and the dog Ia
found 60 he mad, the animal can be
killed. IL must be borne In mind that |
the dog does not have to bite In Gil |
cases TO transmit the rabies II there
10 On abrasion OF she skin on q persons
hand and = mad dog licks the hand,
the poison Ia surc 10 be transmitted.
1T 10 advised that u one 10 In the
presence of a mad dog aud no easy
avenus Of escape presents itself, Il 10
beet for Que 90 situated 20 stand per. /
teetly sIIll, go NJ no, % AitrAc, the no
iics Of the dos The dog moVss in q
halt blind, un,ntelleRen, way. and
does not chase people u attacks OBJ.
iseu II finds In ,s path. believing |
them snemies +"