The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1920-04-02
mad DOG BITES
3-YEAR-0ED GIRL
NEAR HINCKLEY
After DIR. Brintnan Pronounced
It Rabies Dogs Head Was
Sent to Columbus Report
Confirms Brintnall.
LOCK UP SICK DOG AND
SUMMON A VETERINARY

Hlnckley was given scare last
week Thursday when dog wandered
on the farm Of James Navatril and
when acting strangely an effort was
made to drive it away it turned on a
small daughter Of Navatril and at
tackled her. While she was small
she had the presence of mind to cover
her face when the dog made its at
tack and so protected her face. The
dog, however, began to bite her wrists
and arms and before the father could
drive the dog off she was quite badly
hurt.
Immediately after the dog was
beaten off the father tried to kill the
dog with a club. The animal avoid
go him, however, and Navatril went
to the house and secured his gun and
shot the dog dead.
DR.. Ayres was called to minister to
the child. After giving first aid he
called up DR.. Brfntnall, county phys
ician, and the latter instructed him to
get the dogs head and bring it to
Medina. This was done and DIR.
Brintnall, on examination, said the
dog was suffering from the rabies.
To make certain, however, the head
was sent to the State labratory at
Columbus and a telegram from that
institution confirms DR.. Brintnall's
diagnosis.
At first it was thought the dog was
stray, but later DR.. Ayres reports
that the dog has been identified as
belonging to man living within a
mile of Hinckley Center.
DR.. Brintnall says that for the last
two months at least one mad dog has
been killed somewhere in Medina coun-
ty each week. He says we seem to
be suffering from a sort of epidemic
in rabies and that all precaution
should be taken where a dog is sick.
He says that in case dog is sick, or
restless, the owner should at once
lock the. dog up and send for a veteri7
nary. IL the trouble is to be stanf
ed out before warm weather comes on
every precaution should be taken. If
proper precautions are taken, the Doc
tor says, this will be possible.
One other dog was bitten by the
Hinckley cur and this animal has been
killed by its owner. The local phys
ician is trying to locate any others
that were known to be with the dead
dog and when discovered they will be
confined and observations made.
It is but short time since known
rabies victim was discovered and Kill
led in Wadsworth. Another was To-
Gated and killed near Brunswick, a
third just south Of Medina, and from
other sources of the county affected
dogs have been disposed Of within a
short time past in an effort to stamp
out this danger.
The warning of DIR. Brintnall
should be needed. It will cost little
and inconvenience but few to follow
his advice and lock up queer acting
dog and notify some veterinary or DR..
Brintnall. If the dog is not ill it
can be turned loose; if it proves to be
afflicted it can be disposed Of with lit
tie danger to others.
Serum has been sent from Colum-
bus and the local physicians with the
aid Of DR.. Brintnall, will give the in
jured child every assistance.
It is an old fiction that mad dog
avoids water and froths at the mouth;
that this is an infallible test. A dog
may have the rabies and do neither.
Before dog becomes dangerous he is
very apt to become restless, to leave
home, and to begin a wandering jour
ney. A few hours later he will be-
come confirmed rabies victim and
then he will attack everything that
comes in his way. Usually dogs will
be some distance away from home and
on journey before their dangerous
condition will be manifested
Readers of the Sentinel should fol-
low the county physicians advice and
at once confine any dog showing
symptoms and quickly send for vet
Urinary. An ounce of precaution is
worth q pound of cure.