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J^ieface t(s tfie SeconK IE8ition. 



The Canine Pathology is founded on a small 

 work published some years ago, under the title of 

 '^ A Domestic Treatise on the Diseases of Horses 

 and Dogs" In each of the several editions it passed 

 through, I promised that, at a future period, I would 

 present the public with a more complete and ex- 

 tended work, which should embrace every informa- 

 tion connected with the medical treatment of dogs, 

 that a long and successful practice thereon had taught 

 me. By the publication of the Canine Pathology, 

 I have endeavoured to redeem this pledge : and when 

 it is considered that the whole path I have tra- 

 velled over has been hitherto unbeaten, and that no 

 authority existed from whence the smallest assistance 

 could be gained, the task may be considered as a 

 laborious one, and that some industry and attention 

 have been displayed in its prosecution. 



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