PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION 



The reception accorded to the first edition has proved that 

 a small text-book of the kind was distinctly wanted, and in 

 presenting a second and enlarged edition the author regrets 

 that illness and other causes have allowed the first to remain 

 so long out of print. 



By the request of numerous friends, the work has been 

 enlarged to include symptoms and general details of treat- 

 ment other than that which may be ^described as purely 

 surgical, although the original idea of the author to keep 

 the book as a handy manual for the final-year student has 

 still been adhered to. 



The introduction of antiseptics has revolutionized all the 

 old-fashioned ideas, and has benefited the animal world to 

 almost as great an extent as that of man. 



It is true that we have not quite the same advantages as 

 our confreres in human surgical practice, but it is astonishing 

 what can be done by strict attention to the principles intro- 

 duced by the discoveries of Pasteur, and applied to surgery 

 by the teachings of Lister. 



Operations which only a few years ago were looked upon 

 beforehand with dread are now done every day, and owners 

 of pet animals have learned to appreciate the value of 

 modern antiseptic methods almost as much as the members 

 of the profession themselves. 



For much help and advice in the revision of the proofs I 



