The Arvada enterprise., 1916-07-27
Boy Bitten By Cat
Found to Be Mad

Of yrs. James Dormer, living
four miles northwest of town,
had a singular experience Mon
day of last week. He had been
picking berries at a neighbor $
and was returning home, when
his shoe lace came united. He
stopped down to tie it and as he
stopped a cat belonging to Roy
Rand, a neighbor, sprang out of
the bushes and sank its claws
into his shirt and bit him twice
on the nose before Edwin
could shake it off. He ran to
his home just a short distance
and DR.. Foster was called, and
npon eXamination:found that on
ly one tooth hand penetrated the
skin to any depth. The woun Is
were cauterized and every pre-
caution is being taken.
The Rand family had noticed
the cat acting strangely for a
day or two and early in the da.'
it had attempted to bite Mrs.
Rand. 1t is not unusual for cats
to have fits, however, and little
was thought of it until the boy
was bitten.
The cat, which had three or
four kittens was then caught
and put into a box and together
with the boy was taken to DIR.
Dunlevy, a very prominent
specialist and veterinarian who
kept the cat for a day or so to
determine whether it had devel-
oped rabies. The symt toms
were so strong that it was final
ly decided to take the cats
head to the Boulder institute for
examination.
The first examination failed to
reveal it and a second was made
after which the report came
back that the cat was not mad.
In their desire to be absolutely
sure a third test was made and
this convinced the experts that
it was a case of rabies.
The word was conveyed to
DR.. Foster and at once he set
about securing PASTORAL treat
ment. None could be found in
Colorado and Kansas City was
tried but with no success, so a
telegram was sent to Detroit,
and the treatment was procured
with all haste, and the lad is I'M
dergoing the course of twenty.
one treatments as a matter of
precaution. He seems to be do
ing nicely and DR.. Foster is
hopeful that no serious develop
ments will follow.
Mr.. Rand Immediately dispos-
ed of the kittens and regrets
now that he did not follow an
impulse to kill the mother cat
that morning when he noticed
her acting strangely. He had
intended to do SO. but had gone
away from home to help a neigh
Dor harvest and it slipped his
mind.
The nei G h Dor h ood is very
much wrought up over the oc-
currencc and every prccaution
will be taken to avoid an epidem-
ic of the disease among the ami
mails which they fear may have
been bitten.
Fred Newton will start for the
border at Nogales, Ariz. Monday
to rejoin the National Guards,
after attending his fathers funcr-
al Fred says they are being
treated fine down on the border
and his camp is in a much more
sanitary and comfortable con
dltion than it was at Douglas
Utah where he first was muster
ed in. He belongs to the cavalry,
and they have all equipment
necessary except horses. which
unless things look more serious,
they will probably not be suppIi-
ed. He says the prospect Of
war rests with Villa. At Nogal-
os, there are IL 600 troops. Fred
says the stories Of the men faint
ing and undergoing such hard
ships are merely newspaper
pine stories. " lie says the
heat here is affecting him more
than it does there. Good luck,
to you, Fred.
Mrs. a. Walton and sons AIya
and Ralph will leave Saturday
for Brighton on a couple Of day s
visit with Mr.. and Mrs Chas
Alexander, after which they will
leave for California in their Ford
car.
Mrs. E.. T. Horton nf Dnnv.r