670 VETERINARY SCHOOL AT ALFORT. 
Of the 492 horses 378 have been dismissed cured, or in a fair 
way of being so; 41 remain under treatment, 24 died under 
treatment, and 49 were destroyed, either because they were 
deemed incurable, or that the cost of cure would approach too 
nearly to their value. 
Of the 225 dogs, 35 died, and 190 were successfully treated. 
Of the 4 asses, 1 died, 2 were cured, and the 4th, whose 
foot had been crushed by a chariot, was removed while under 
treatment. 
The 3 cows and 2 goats were dismissed cured. 
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Of the horses, the successful cases were 14 out of 15; and of 
the dogs, 6 out of 7. This difference in favour of the horses is 
explained by the serious character which disease assumes in an 
animal so sensitive as the dog; by the great difficulty of ad¬ 
ministering to him the proper medicine, and keeping him in a 
state of quietude; but most of all by the smaller degree of 
attention which has hitherto been paid to the pathology of the 
dog, and the comparatively less importance which is attached 
to the preservation of that animal. 
However this may be, the result is favourable to the growing 
reputation of the school, since few horses are sent to us that are 
not affected by serious maladies, or that have not been, unsuccess¬ 
fully, under the care of other practitioners, or condemned as 
incurable. 
It is gratifying to observe the yearly increasing number of our 
horse patients. In 1831 there were 324; in 1833 they were 333; 
in 1834 they were 382; and in the present year they were 492, an 
addition of more than a hundred in one year: and this increase 
has taken place notwithstanding the influence of a cause that 
would seem to be prejudicial to our interests, namely, the rapid 
increase in the number of veterinary practitioners in Paris and 
its environs. 
Beside the animals that have been left with us for treatment, 
we have been consulted with respect to 1825 others, either on 
account of disease, or as to examination for soundness, or in 
cases of legal disputation. With regard to each of these, the 
Professor or his Assistant have given their advice verbally or in 
writing, and on many of them surgical operations have been 
performed. 
It appears, therefore, that, including those left in the hospital 
and brought for consultation, the number of animals that have 
been brought to us amounts to 2552. In addition to this, the 
pupils of the fourth year have been permitted to attend on a 
great number of horses and cattle in Paris and its neighbourhood, 
and that were not or could not be brought to us. 
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