Text book of veterinary medicine, Volume 4 (of 5)Law, James
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Text book of veterinary medicine, Volume 4 (of 5)
Law, James
Veterinary medicine
_Symptoms in the Guinea-pig._ In this animal as in the rabbit the
disease has been mainly seen in the experimental form, and has assumed
the paralytic type. It trembles, moves stiffly or weakly, lies most of
its time and passes rapidly into paralysis. There is usually no tendency
to bite, yet Peuch in a case of intraocular inoculation from a rabid cat
observed the most violent excitement, loud hoarse screaming, bounding in
different directions, biting of the wires of the cage, and other
manifestations of violent rabies. In both forms there are liable to be
convulsive movements of the jaws, accumulation of frothy saliva, and a
free discharge of urine.
_Symptoms in Birds._ Chickens bitten by mad dogs have been seen to prove
restless, erecting the feathers and moving aggressively toward man or
dog or phantoms of their imagination and attacking with bill or spurs or
both. This, however, rapidly advances to paralysis and death. In cases
due to intracranial inoculation on the other hand, somnolence, lethargy,
or coma appeared early, and was quickly followed by paralysis. This
affects especially the legs and neck. Recoveries are common and the
animal is thereafter immune. Subsidence, with complete intermission of
symptoms, is more common than in rabbits, the disease reappearing later,
and perhaps finally ending in recovery.
_Symptoms in Wild Carnivora._ The rabid wolf, fox, jackal, hyena,
coyote, ferret, polecat and skunk lose their fear of man, and approach
and attack him either in field, village or city. The disease has its
furious and paralytic stages as in the dog, and the animals attack
according to their nature, wolves being dangerous from flying at the
face and throat, and skunks from stealing up and biting without warning.
_Symptoms in Man._ After the period of incubation prodromata may be
present, or there may be suddenly and without any premonition, violent
spasms of the pharynx and inability to swallow. The premonitory symptoms
when present consist in irritability of the cicatrix which becomes red
or blue, swollen, itchy or pricking, and an aura or shooting pain may
extend from this toward the heart. There is anxiety, sighing, tremor,
restlessness impelling to frequent change of place, insomnia,
disagreeable or painful dreams, weariness, and gloomy forebodings. The
face is pale and drawn, and the eyes wander or have a look of
apprehension. There is some fever and often marked thirst, and the
attempt to swallow rouses slight spasm or a sensation of tightness in
the throat. The fauces, pharynx and eyes are congested, reddened and it
may be swollen. Pulse and respiration are both quickened, the
inspiration being often prolonged and sighing, and the expiration
sobbing. At first the intellect is unimpaired; there is no illusion nor
hallucination.
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