Democratic Sentinel, Volume 9, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 February 1885 — Hydrophobia. [ARTICLE]

Hydrophobia.

The symptoms of hydrophobia, as issued by the direction of the University of London, are as follows: The disease occurs in dogs pf all ages, and may appear at any season of the year, the fact being recognized by a change of demeanor of the dog, which becomes dejected, morose, inclined to roam, and anxious to hide itself. It gnaws at wood, stones, and any refuse which it sees, snaps at imaginary objects, and becomes unusually excited by strange or sudden noises; it rubs its throat with its pawil, as if striving to get rid of some object lodged there, and at the same time there is a more or less abundant flow of saliva from the mouth. The dog will also attack its master, or animals of any kind, but is most easily rouseTd to fury by the presence of other dogs. There is, throughout the disease, no dread of water. If a dog has shown any of the symptoms of madness, it should at once be loose muzzled and securely chained up; and all dog bites should be immediately cleansed by suction and washing, and he at once cauterized.