CONTENTS xiii 



CHAPTER XXVI 



INJURY AND DISEASES OF THE JOINTS, MUSCLES, AND TENDONS 



t>AOE 



Diseases of muscle, tendon, and ligament — Inflamed tendinous sheaths — Inflamed 

 bursaj mucosce — Strains — ^Those of the back and loins— Of the shoulder — Of the 

 knee — Of the fetlock — Of the coffin joint — Of the suspensory ligaments — Of the 

 back sinews — Breaking down — Strains of the hip 'Joint, stifle, and hock — Curb — 

 Dislocation — Wounds of joints .......... 523 



CHAPTER XXVII 



DISEASES OP THE THORACIC ORGANS AND THEIR APPENDAGES 



General remarks — Catarrh or cold — Influenza — Bronchitis— ^Chronic cough — Laryn- 

 gitis, roaring, whistling, etc.— Pneumonia and congestion of the lungs — Pleurisy 

 — Broken wind — Thick wind— Sj^asm of the diaphragm — Diseases of the heart — 

 Diseases of the blood-vessels of th;< chest and nose ...... 537 



CHAPTER XXVIII 



DISEASES OF THE ABDOMINAL VISCERA AND THEIR APPENDAGES 



General remarks — Diseases of the mouth and throat — Dyspepsia— Gastritis — 

 Stomach staggers — Grass staggers — Rupture of the stomach — Colic : Gripes or 

 fret — Flatulent colic — Inflammation of the bowels — Twisted gut — Peritonitis — 

 Constipation — Diarrhoea — Calculi in the bowels — Diseases cf the liver — Diseases 

 of the kidneys — Diabetes — Inflammation of the bladder — Diseases of the gener- 

 ative organs — Cancer of the penis 553 



CHAPTER XXIX 



DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM 



Paralysis of the lips — Epilepsy and convulsions — Megrims — Mad staggers— Sun- 

 stroke — Rabies, or madness — Tetanus, Lock jaw — Apoplexy and paralysi? — 

 String halt ' . , 571 



CHAPTER XXX 



DISEASES AND INJURIES OF CERTAIN SPECIAL ORGANS 



Diseases of the ear— Diseases of the eye — Torn eyelids — Inflammation of the eyes — 

 Periodic or constitutional ophthalmia — Cataract — Amaurosis — Buck eye . . 578 



CHAPTER XXXI 



SKIN DISEASES 



Mange — Lice— Poultry lousiness— Ringworm— Eczema — Itchy tail— Mallenders and 

 Sallenders — Harness galls and sitfasts — Chapped or cracked heels — Swelled legs 

 —Warts 582 



CHAPTER XXXII 



FEVERS AND SPECIFIC DISEASES 



Specific fevers— Stable fever— Influenza— Strangles— Bastard strangles— Anthrax, 

 or Loodiana fever — South African horse sickness — Glanders — Farcy — Inflam- 

 matory cedema, or water farcy— Purpura Htemorrhagica- Scarlatina— Azoturia 

 — Rheumatism ............. ."i^Q 



CHAPTER XXXIII 



DISEASES OF THE FEET 



Corns— Sandcrack— False quarter— Quittor — Thrush — Canker— Laminitis— Seedy 

 toe— Brittle feet— Villitis— Tread— Pricked foot— Contraction of the foot— Navi- 

 cular disease — Accidents to the legs and feet 598 



