Preface, 



nPHE only safe foundation for the treatment of anima! 

 * diseases is a correct diagnosis of the malady. In 

 therapeutic as well as in forensic veterinary medicine 

 everything depends on a correct recognition of the disease. 

 This is the most difficult part of veterinary medicine, and 

 methodical training alone will enable the student to de- 

 velop into a practicing veterinarian who can do justice to 

 this demand. 



The following little work which offers a great variety 

 of material in a most condensed form is intended as a 

 guide for the diagnostician in recognizing and understand- 

 ing the symptoms of disease. Although it represents the 

 result not only of personal, but of veterinary experience 

 in general, for the sake of clearness and general appearance 

 the names of the numerous authors have been omitted. 

 The results of bacteriological research which have an im- 

 portant bearing on diagnostics have been given due prom- 

 inence. I have also deemed it appropriate to call attention, 

 at the proper places, to those diseases or conditions which 

 are considered as factors in annulling, or setting aside a 

 sale. It was necessary to append a brief description of the 

 most common diseases in order to give the student a gen- 

 eral idea of the character of the maladies that affect the 

 various functional apparatus, thus refreshing his memory 

 and enabling him to institute comparisons between what 

 he learns from his lectures and sees in the clinic. 



The true to life representations of the horse and cow, 

 which are copied from the "Handbuch der Anatomic der 

 Thiere fur Kiinstler," I owe to the kindness of Prof. Dr. 

 Ellenberger and Prof. Dr. Baum of Dresden. I here most 

 kindly thank these gentlemen for their unselfish obliging- 

 ness. 



The publishing house of Gebriider Janecke have dis- 

 regarded both expense and trouble in order to supply good 

 illustrations and to give the book a neat appearance ; to 

 them, too, my gratitude is due. 



Hanover, November, 1898. Malkmus. 



