INDEX. 
836 
Rabies, the meaus of prevention, 28 — the question, if spontaneous? 29 — in 
a fox, 31 — the dumb variety, 112 — instances of supposed cure, 113 — the 
cautery failing to prevent it, 113 — the symptoms and lesions in a horse, 
113 — ditto in an ass, 114 — no bad consequence following his bite, 114 — 
in sheep, cases of, 356 — supposed occurrence of in calves, 456 — letters 
on, by Mr. W. C. Spooner, 763 — the fatal mistake of a surgeon respect- 
ing, 763 
Ramollissement of the liver, cases of, 470 
Ramsay, Chevalier, his singular opinion of brutes, 655 
Ranunculi, the poisonous properties of some, 673 
Read, Mr., on the nature and treatment of puerperal fever, 531 — on necrosis 
of the occiput, 590 
Reasoning, the power of in animals, 658 
Reboul, M., his case of disease of the guttural pouches, 141 
Rectum, protrusion and inversion of in a dog, 123 — in a horse, 668 — para- 
lysis of, 390, 483 — ossification and perforation of, 421 
Red-water, the post-mortem appearances of, 581 — a case of, 682 
Renault, M., on acute inflammation of the oesophagus, 699 
Review of Youatt on Humanity, 267, 413 — the Journal of the English Agri- 
cultural Society, 338 — Mr. Turner’s Register of Experiments, Physiological 
and Pathological, 410 — Dr. Styles on the Animal Creation, 413 — Mr. 
Bracy Clark on the Vices of the Horse, 566 — Professor Gelle on Cattle 
Pathology, 569, 692 — Morton’s Manual of Pharmacy, 691 
Reticulum, description of it, 436 — the change which the food undergoes in 
it, 437, 439 — chemical analysis of its contents, 438 
Rheumatism in an ox, a case of, 354 
Rhinoceros, the size of the b’ood-discs in, 7 87 
Ribs, caries of the, with several fistulous ulcers, 189 — singular fragility of, 
connected with farcy, 189 — fatal fracture of one, 190 
Rickwood, Mr., his case of a horse swallowing sponge, 323 
Ringbone, seldom met with in France, 515 
Ritchie, Mr., at the presentation of plate to Mr. Youatt, 616 
Rittenhouse, the veterinary school at, description of, 452 
Roaring, seldom met with in France, 50 — supposed to be produced by the 
administration of balls, 628 
Robertson, Dr , his speech at the presentation of plate to Professor Dick, 407 
Roche-Lubin, M., his case of tooth in the palate, 143 
Rodet, M ., his case of renal calculi in a mare, 245 
Rogerson, Mr., his case of stomach-staggers, 798 
Romney Marsh sheep, account of them, 183 
Rumen, the, a receptacle of water, 261 — description of its functions, 435 — 
the change which the food undergoes in it, 437, 439 — chemical analysis 
of its contents, 438 
Ruminants, the arteries of the stomachs of, 260 — the digestive process in 
435 
Rumination, description of the act of, 440 
Saliva, account of the secretion of, in dogs and sheep, 174 — in birds, 175, 
— the action of, in mastication, 363 
Salivary glands, maladies of the, in cattle, 650 
Samesreuther, Dr., on fragility of the bones in cattle, 180 
Sand-crack, not found in France, 516 
Sand, the stomach and intestines of sheep filled with it, 727, 728 
Scalding, extensive, of the muzzle, 120 
Scent, valuable observations on, 432 — of the dog, dependent on the deve- 
lopment of the olfactory apparatus, 433 — the difference of in different 
dogs, 434 
