THE 'EDINBURGH VETERINARY COLLEGE. 91 
The dealer is often placed in a very unenviable position : he 
can neither return nor sell his horse, and he is a loser both in 
pocket and reputation. I have often heard it stated, that there is 
no such thing to be found as a sound horse ; but I contend that 
horsemen know perfectly well what is understood by the term 
soundness. As to the quibble, that every deviation from nature 
must be considered unsoundness, such as a splent for instance, (and 
where is the horse to be found that has not one ?) that only indi- 
cates, if such were really the case, the absurdity of requiring a 
certificate for what does not exist. The acknowledged rules amongst 
horsemen as to what constitutes soundness are clear enough to 
the man who only requires that which is fair and right. 
Is it not humiliating to every man in the veterinary profession 
to read the extraordinary nature of evidence adduced sometimes in a 
court of justice in a horse cause? Can such exhibitions be considered 
as creditable? On the contrary, they only serve to expose a 
weak point. In the hope, then, that these few hasty remarks 
may induce others to take the subject into consideration, I have 
ventured to send you them for publication, trusting you will deem 
them worthy a place in the pages of your Journal. 
I am, &c. 
Queen’s Mews, Pimlico, 
January 1846. 
ACCOUNT OF CASES OF DISEASE OCCURRING 
AMONG DOMESTICATED ANIMALS AT THE 
EDINBURGH VETERINARY COLLEGE, 
From the 1st to the 31st of December, inclusive. 
By Professor DlCK. 
Disease. 
Abscess 
Brain, Disease of (Staggers) 
Catarrh and Influenza 
Choking 
Colic 
Constitutional Debility .... 
Distemper 
Docking 
Diabetes 
Diarrhoea 
Enteritis 
Eyes, Diseases of. 
Examinations as to Sound- 
ness 
Number of Cases. 
Horses. Neat Cattle. Dogs. 
2 
2 
20 
2 
14 
7 
1 
1 
4 
1 
1 
4 
1 
1 
19 
Deaths. 
Morses. Neat Cattle Dogs. 
1 
75 
3 
2 
1 
0 
