A treatise on veterinary medicine

Abstract

"OBSERVATIONS ON THE DISEASES OF CATTLE. CHAPTER I. Inflammatory Fever, or General In- flammation ; known, also, by the va- rious names of Quarter III, Quarter Fvil, Shrinking in Black Quarter, Joint Felon, and many others, equal- ly absurd and unmeaning . . . . 9 CHAPTER II. Fever, Putrid, Malignant, Epidemic, Murrain or Vest ......14CHAPTER III. ' Catarrh, or Cold; Catarrh, Epidemic; Influenza, Distemper, or, according to Dr. Clater, Fellon . . . . . CHAPTER IV. Inflammation of the Lungs .... CHAPTER V. Inflammation of the Stomach . . . CHAPTER VI. Inflammation of the Bowels . . . CHAPTER VII. Inflammation of the Liver .... CHAPTER VIII. Inflammation of the Kidneys . . . CHAPTER IX. Inflammation of the Bladder . , , CHAPTER X. Inflammation of the Womb .... CHAPTER XI. Inflammation of the Brain . . . .CHAPTER XII. Fog Sickness, Hoven, or Blotcn . . 42 CHAPTER XIII. Gripes, or Flatulent Colic . . • . 47 CHAPTER XIV. Indigestion, Loss of the Cud ... 51 CHAPTER XV. Jaundice, or Yellows . . . . . . 54 CHAPTER XVI. Diarrhcea, Looseness, Scouritig Mot, Scantering, fyc. ....... 56 CHAPTER XVII. Red Water, Bloody Urine . . . .62 CHAPTER XVIII. Dysentery, Bloody Ray.....66 CHAPTER XIX. On the Managemement of Cows, when they are near the Time of Calving . 68 CHAPTER XX. Inflammation and Swelling of the Udder JlCHAPTER XXL Wounds . .........7^ CHAPTER XXII. Strains and Bruises.......7'.) OBSERVATIONS ON THE DISEASES OF SHEEP. CHAPTER I. TaeJiot..........61 CHAPTER II. Inflammatory Fever ; General Inflam- mation; Blood, or Blood-Striking . SS CHAPTER III. Hydrocephalus, Sturdy, Goggles, Stag- gers, Turnsick, fyc.......84 CHAPTER IV. The Scab.......... 86 CHAPTER V. Foot Hot CHAPTER VI, Diarrhoea, Scouring ....;. 91 CHAPTER VII. Dysentery, Braxy.......93 CHAPTER VIII. Red Water........ . 95 OBSERVATIONS ON THE DISEASES OF DOGS. CHAPTER I. temper.......■> . . 9JT Chapter il Worms ........... 101 CHAPTER III, Madness, Hydrophobia.....103 CHAPTER IV. Mange...........108 CHAPTER V. 'Canker of the Ears . VIII CONTENTS, OBSERVATIONS ON THE DISEASES OF SWINE ........ Ill APPENDIX; CONTAINING DIREC- TIONS FOR PERFORMING THE OPERATIONS IN FARRIERY. CHAPTER I. Throwing Doivn, or Casting . . .115 CHAPTER II. On Castration, Gelding, or Cutting . 119 CHAPTER III. Nicking.......... 127 CHAPTER IV. Craping.......... 132 CHAPTER V. Docking..........134 CHAPTER VI. firing . . ;........136 CHAPTER VII. Blistering..........Ml CHAPTER VIII. An improved Method of constructing a- Rack and Manger for Waggon and Post Horses; applicable, also, to stalled Stables ........ 144 APPENDIX. N° II; CONTAINING OB- SERVATIONS ON EPIDEMICAL DISEASES IN HORSES. . . . 149 Practical Observations on an Epidemic Disease, that has lately prevailed among Horses...... . . 166 APPENDIX, N°III; CONTAINING OB- SERVATIONS ON DISEASES OF THE EYE ,........181 APPENDIX, N°IV; CONTAINING OB- SERVATIONS ON HYDROPHO- BIA ...........189 EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES IN VOL. IV.......: . 201