CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER 



PREFACE . - - - - 



I. HISTORY OF ROARING 



II. VARIOUS CAUSES OF NOISY RESPIRATION 



III. PREVALENCE OF CHRONIC ROARING 



IV. PREDISPOSING CAUSES OF CHRONIC ROARING 



1. Climate . _ - 



2. Heredity _ . . 



3. Breed - - - - 



^. Sex - 



5. Size - - - - 



6. Age - - - 



7. Conformation - - - 



8. Management . - - 



9. Accidental Causes 



V. SYMPTOMS AND DIAGNOSIS OF CHRONIC ROARING 



1. Stridor - - - - 



2. Dyspnoea 



3. The Cough 



Diagnosis . - - - 



VI. ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF THE LARYNX 



Anatomy of the Larynx 



Cartilages - - - - 



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