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Head of Dog Shot Yesterday went Affiliated 7 ORR Re ate Navies, Ma, Atta: Six Persons Bitten. “Prom Wednesday morning on all dogs not muzzled or tied up will be shot on the spot,” said Mayor Wester feld to the Journal last night. ‘I have withheld this order awaiting definite proof that rabies existed. Dr. J. R. Van Atta examined the head of the dog we killed yesterday and says it unquestionably had rabies. We the city have both the state law and ordinance peek of us, and shall pro ceed at ol © to enforce them to the end that no further damage be done,” concluded the mayor, with emphasis. The dog examined yesterday by a man at Fifth and Central Sunday. The police tried to run it down and kill it, but failed, and Paul Crawford, a taxicab driver, started after the dog in his machine, ran it down and killed it Dr. McLandress bitten, Dr. GSS. McLandress yesterday morning was bitten by a dog belong ing to a family named Ruggles. This dog had bitten Vera Ruggles, a 15- year-old daughter of the family who owned the dog, and a Mr. Brown, son-in-law of Mrs. Ruggles, C WL Hunter, the poundmaster, Was noti fied when Dr. MacLandress was bit ten and immediately killed the dow. The record up to date is that six persons have been bitten within two months, the first case having been in the family of a ranchman west of Old Town named McDonald, who had a child bitten. Last evening it was reported, but not verified, that yesterday three children had been bitten by dogs. It is evident from the number of dogs running the streets at will, that but little attention is paid to them by their owners The poundmaster reported seven dog prisoners at the pound last night. Under the law, dogs are required to wear collars and tags But from this time on, until a further order from the mayor, if the doe owner really cares for his pet, he will see that it is muzzled or tied. Further more, he will see that it has the right kind of food and plenty of water to drink Statement of F. J. Wolma, MDC. Following is a statement submitted by Dr. F. J. Wolma on rabies, its forms and symptoms which should be carefully read by dog owners. This article has been compiled from the works of the well-known pa thologists, Kolle and Wasserman Kitt, Plugge, Nocard and Leclaiude Hutven und Marek, Laresau Doflein Calkins, Lafar, Kraus and Levadit) and Herzoe Furious Type. In the furious type following the variable period of incubation, there is first noticed a change in the dispo sition of the animal which should at once excite suspicion Playful ani mals become morose and quiet, and reserved dogs may become unusually affectionate. The animal is nervous and easily excited, but obeys any command of its owner. In the course of a day or two the nervous condition increases and the animal becomes ir ritable and may snap if approached suddenly or startled. The bark be comes changed to a long-drawn out combination between a whine and a howl, sponsive to describe, but never forgotten when once hear. Some dog owners speak of it as being somewhat of the nature of the bark of a foxhound while in the hunt, but thing does not properly describe it. The animal if soone may pick up and swallow straw, sticks, stones, leather and other foreign bodies May Seek Quiet. There is #@ marke tendency in these early stages for the animal to seek Quiet spots and to hide in corn ers or dark places. If an attempt is made to remove the animal, the per son is in great danger of being bitten. The restlessness of the animal be comes more marked. He may stand looking intently into space 48 if at an imaginary object. There is diffi culty in swallowing, and the saliva may dribble from the mouth. The ir ritability increases until the animal becomes furious. biting at a stick of other objects thrust towards him. At this stage, if the animal is not se cured, he may leave home and travel for miles. During the long journey he will fight with dogs and attack other animals in his path, but never barks or makes any outcry during these attacks The animal may b 0 twenty to twenty-five miles from home, but al ways returns, if not prevented, in an exhausted condition, covered with wounds and dirt and greatly emacat e. Signs of commenting paralysis now appear, with drooping of the lower jaw, inability to swallow, and irregularity in the pupils. The lege become paralyzed and the animal passes into the dumb form of the disease. Dumb Rabies. This form of the disease occurs in only a small percentage of the canes. The symptoms are somewhat similar to those of the furious rabies, except that marked irritability is absent and there is an early appearance of paralysis. ‘This form of the disease, therefore, renders the dog less dan gerous than the furious type The animal lies quietly in some secluded place and appears to be stupid. The paralysis of the jaw comes on egris the tongue protrudes and becomes congested and covered with dirt, giv ing rise to the term of “black tongue” which is used in some localities, es pecially in the south, and a very bad synonym for this form of the disease. The use of the term should be dis couraged, as it tends to confound the disease with dog distemper. The hind legs, trunk and forelegs be come paralyzed and death usually en sues in about three days, while the furious type lasts from six to eight days. The latter type is always seen in the terminal stages of the former, and when the cases are of the dumb from the outset it is probable that the toxemia is overwhelming, and such cases usually run a more rapid fatal course.
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Albuquerque Morning Journal
Albuquerque, New Mexico, US
Tue, Jul 10, 1917
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