58 DISEASES OF 



It is not my purpose to give a detailed account of 

 the various diseases to which the domestic animals are 

 subject, as that would require seveial volumes, each sev- 

 eral times the size of this book. I shall aim, however, 

 to give a short description of the causes, symptoms, the 

 best means of treatment, and the directions to be car- 

 ried out, in language that may be easily understood by 

 any one who is in the habit of handling stock. Neither 

 shall I take up the reader's time by describing those 

 rare diseases that are often only met with once or twice 

 in the lifetime of very busy veterinarians. 



To make it easy for the ordinary reader to find a de- 

 scription of the disease that his animal may be suffering 

 from, I shall divide the subject into the following heads : 

 Diseases of bones and joints, contagious diseases, dis- 

 eases of the respiratory system, diseases of the diges- 

 tive system, diseases of the urinary organs, constitu- 

 tional diseases, injuries, abnormalities of teeth, and 

 parasites. 



DISEASES OF BONES AND JOINTS. 

 SORE SHINS. 



This is a disease that the majority of running horses 

 are subject to, and usually occurs soon after the 

 beginning of severe training. In this disease we 

 have an inflammation of the metacarpal or cannon bone 

 and its fibrous covering. 



Causes. Violent concussion, such as the race-horse 

 is subject to while the structures are in a young and 



