Dogs go mad because of rabies, a viral infection. This virus infects the brain and the spinal cord. Rabies does infect not only dogs. It infects many other warm-blooded animals as well, but it’s only dogs that can infect man with this deadly disease by biting him. A bite causes the virus in the dog’s saliva to transfer to man. The symptoms of this disease appear four to six weeks after infection. The dog then, becomes quiet, gets fever and loses appetite. Next, it becomes excited and starts frothing at the mouth, starts growling and is likely to bite. Afterwards, within 3-5 days, the dog dies.
What Makes Dogs Go Mad?
