PREFACE. 



In offering this little volume to the Veterinary- 

 Profession of America, it is not my desire to encourage 

 the student in the neglect of the more voluminous 

 works on Veterinary Obstetrics, but more with the 

 idea of aiding him, when time is an object, in reviewing 

 his studies on the subject. It is with the hope, also, 

 that it may be of service to the busy obstetrician, 

 in refreshing his memory when quick reference is 

 required, or when larger works may be inaccessible. 



In the preparation of this compendium, the follow- 

 ing literature has been consulted, and, in several of 

 the sections, somewhat freely quoted i " Fleming's 

 Obstetrics," " Chauveau's Comparative Anatomy " 

 (Fleming), "Vade Mecum of Equine Anatomy" 

 (Liautard), Friedberger & Frohner's " Pathology and 

 Therapeutics of the Domestic Animals," " Moller's 

 Surgery," "Journal of Comparative Pathology and 

 Therapeutics " (McFadyean), articles in published 

 reports of the U. S. Department of Agriculture (Law) ; 

 and I am much indebted to my friend Mr. John 

 Renfrew, M.R.C.V.S., of Glasgow, Scotland, for 

 numerous and copious notes. I am under many 

 obligations to Dr. George Fleming, C.B., of Higher 

 Leigh, Combe Martin, North Devon, England, for his 

 kindness in granting permission to use the cuts (from 



