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INDEX. 



Neurotomy might be practised on cattle, 



174. 

 Neurot)my, tbe probable advantage of it 



in foul in the foot, 437. 

 Neurotomy, description of the operation, 



175. 

 Neurotomy, cuts illustrative of, 176. 

 Nitre, its value in cattle practice, 457. 

 Nitrous ether, spirit of it, when uaeful, 



457. 

 Norfolk, the native cattle o(, 74. 

 Norfolk polled uattle, their origin, 74. 

 Nose, bleeding from tbe, 18^. 

 Nose, leeches in tbe, 182. 

 Nose, polypus in the, 182. 

 Nose, its membrane, inflammation of, 182. 



O'Callagban, Col., 131. 

 Oi^sophagean canal, cuts of it, 286, 283. 

 CEsophagus, the structure of, 278, 291. 

 CEsophagus, obstruction in the, treatment 



of, 279. 

 (Esophagus, the manner of opening in 



choking, 231. 

 CEsophagus, rupture of tbe, 285 

 CEsophagus, stricture of the, 284. 

 CEstrus bovis, the history of 'ils several 



states, 443. 

 Opened joints, the treatment of, 431. 

 Ophthalmia, its nature and treatment, 



159. 

 Opium, the best anodyne, antispasmodic 



and astringent, 457. 

 Ox, zoological description of, 9. 

 Ox, Briiish, early history of, 11. 



Pad on the upper jaw, description and use 



of the, 186. 

 Palsy, causes and treatment of, 172. 

 Pancreas, the structure, functions, and 



diseases of, 323. 

 Pantas, the nature and treatment of, 336. 

 Papillae of the rumen, description of 



them, and of their uses, 295. 

 Paps in the mouth, treatment of, 206. 

 Parotid glands, inflammation of the, 



symptoms and treatment of, 205. 

 Parturition. ^See Calving. 

 Paunch. — .See Kumen. 

 Pembrokeshire cattle, description of, 37. 

 Pericardium, inflammation of the, 2S0. 

 Pericardium, the, often penetrated by 



sharp substances that have been taken 



into the rumen, 220. 

 Pharyngites, the symptoms and treatment 



of, 258. 

 Pharynx, description of the, 207. 

 Pharynx, inflammation of the, 258. 

 Pharynx, the mode of puncturing it in 



abscess situated there, 260. 

 Phrenzy, symptoms and treatment of, 164. 

 Phthisis. — See Consum,'tion. 

 Placenta, the .v-etention of it, in abortion, 



386. 

 Placenta, the, should be discharged soon 



after oal7ir.g, 40(X 



Placenta, method of separating it from 

 the womb, 400. 



Pleurisy, its symptoms and treatment, 271. 



Pleuropneumonia, 267, 270. 



Pneuraouia, the s\'mptoms and treatment 

 of. 264. 



Pneumonia, acute and epidemic, 267. 



Points of cattle, a description of the prin- 

 cipal, 16. 



Poisons, a list of the various, and the 

 mode of treating them, 310. 



T>olled cattle, an account of the, 63. 



Polled and horned cattle, a comparison 

 between them, 152. 



Polypus in the nose, on, 182. 



Poultices, when useful, 4.53. 



Probang. the use of, in hoove, recom- 

 mended, 306. 



Pregnancy, the usual period of, 382. 



Pregnancy, symptoms of, 387. 



Presentation, natural, the management 

 of, 389 



Presentation, unnatural, do., 391. 



Puncturing the rumen in hoove, objec- 

 tions to, 305. 



Puerperal Fever. — See Milk Fever. 



Pulse, cause of the, 223. 



Pulse, importance of attention to the, 223. 



Purging cattle, the occasional difficulty 

 of, accounted for, 296, 357. 



Purging cattle, the method of proceeding 

 when this occurs, 296, 357. 



Quarters, importanceof their being long 



and full. 20. 

 Quarter-evil, its nat-ure and treatment, 



225. 



Rabies, the causes and symptoms of, 1/7. 



Rectum, description of the. 330, 332. 



Rectum, the treatment of inversion of, 

 354. 



Red-water, the nature and causes of, 367. 



Red water has more to do with tbe diges- 

 tive organs and the food than any other 

 cause, 3 )8. 



Red-water is most frequent in low marshy 

 woody countries, 36-8. 



Red-water, acute, the nature and treat- 

 ment of, 368 



Red- water, the importance of bleeding 

 and purging in, 369. 



Red-water, chronic, the nature and treat- 

 ment of 370. 



Reticulum, the interior construction of it. 

 237, 2-9, 292. 



Reticulum, the action of it in tbe return 

 of the food to tbe stomach, 2<7, 275. 



Reticulum, the diseases of the, 312 



Rheumatism, the cause and treatment of, 

 423. 



R ibs, the number and proper form of, 236. 



Ribbed home, the importance of being, 

 76. 

 I Rings, the, on the horn, as indioatins th« 

 ' age, 150. ' 



