THEIR PATIIOLOGY, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT. 



treatment as may mitigate suffering, and assist, instead of retarding, the 

 operations of the veterinary surgeon, should it be necessary to call 

 him in. 



As in the book on " The Diseases of Do^s," I propose, for convenience 

 of reference, to take the subjects in alphabetical order, instead of attempt- 

 ing a classification, which in this case, and for our simple purposes, 

 would be useless and confusing. As it appears to mo that every owner 

 of stock to any extent should keep a collection of the most generally 

 useful medicines by him, I will give a complete list of drugs used in treat- 

 ing the diseases of the horse, with their properties and doses, out of 

 which the contents of a really useful horse medicine chest may be selected, 

 The Field horse medicine chest, introduced to the public by me a few 

 years ago, being open to some practical objections and capable of very 

 great improvements. 



I have already observed or implied, and I repeat, that the treatment 

 of all serious and complicated cases of disease or injury should be left to 

 the qualified veterinary surgeon, who by his special education, training l 

 and practice is alone fitted to do so efficiently and without danger to tho 

 animal j but as we do not in our own cases run to the doctor on every 

 slight occasion, no more is it necessary to call in the veterinarian when 

 by attention to incipient symptoms and the timely use of simple and 

 appropriate remedies disease may be warded off ; and it is in the hope 

 that in some degree, however slight, I may contribute to this end that 

 I write. 



In compiling the various articles I have laid under contribution tho 

 writings of the most advanced authorities on these subjects, but my 

 object being to collect useful information, and convey it to amateur 

 readers in the most simple language, except where a verbatim quotation 

 is given, I have thought it unnecessary to make special reference to 

 any one source, as it might equally apply to several. 



Abdomen, Diseases of.— The abdomen is the region or cavity of 

 the belly containing the stomach, bowels, liver, bladder, &c, for diseases 

 of which consult articles under those separate heads. 



Abdomen, Wounds of.— (See Wounds.) 



Abscess. — Abscess is the name given to a collection of pus or matter 

 formed and deposited in some of the tissues of the body. It generally 

 arises from a bruise or other injury, and its formation is always attended 

 with increased heat of the part, and is so recognised, as also by pain and 

 swelling. As it advances it becomes more localised, or comes to a head, 



