This is the advice of a correspondent who forwards us an interesting communication on the subject of hydrophobia. In the course thereof he relates his experience of this fearful scourge in the case of a sporting dog, two and a quarter years old, which he recently possessed. The first symptoms of the presence of the disease he states betrayed themselves in lack of appetite and great restlessness, After two or three days the last-named symptoms increased nnd the dog whose coat began to sadly deteriorate furthermore suffered from retching, accompanied by apparent choking. Later he suffered intensely from choking and cramp in the ju, set fearful howling and barking and commence Teaping into the air and barking and snapping at every other dog with which he came in contact. On the sixth day the dog was shot, but to the last was sensible and knew his master. The general impression that all dogs suffering from hydrophobia fought shy of water was not true, for in this ease the afflicted animal tried on many occasions to drink, but. failed to urarily his wish owing to cramp in the jaw. The dog in question was bitten through the muzzle some time ago by a dog which, it turned out, died raving after about' two days' sickness. On the death po of his dog the writer states that he orderer the body to be dissected and examine}, the result of which proved that the animal was in the best condition organically. Ho goes on to state that he blames himself entirely for having neglected to.wash the wounds of the dog, immediately after they were inflicted, with a solution of carbolic acid, and in' conclusion recommends all owners of days to keep handy a stock of this powerful disinfectant and in the case of their dogs getting bitten apply it with a sponge to the wounded parts at once, the other dog be sick or sound.
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