. The veterinary science [microform] : the anatomy, diseases and treatment of domestic animals : also containing a full description of medicines and receipts. Veterinary medicine; Bovins; Médecine vétérinaire; Cattle; Horses; Chevaux. PART IL DISEASES AND TREATMENT OF THE HORSE. CHAPTER I. QUESTIONS TO ASK AND HOW TO EXAMINE A SICK HORSB. IT IS always well to inquire into ths history of the case by asking the following questions before making an examination, as it will help to tell what is wrong with the horse as well as giving an idea as to what part is affected. First -find out how long the
. The veterinary science [microform] : the anatomy, diseases and treatment of domestic animals : also containing a full description of medicines and receipts. Veterinary medicine; Bovins; Médecine vétérinaire; Cattle; Horses; Chevaux. PART IL DISEASES AND TREATMENT OF THE HORSE. CHAPTER I. QUESTIONS TO ASK AND HOW TO EXAMINE A SICK HORSB. IT IS always well to inquire into ths history of the case by asking the following questions before making an examination, as it will help to tell what is wrong with the horse as well as giving an idea as to what part is affected. First -find out how long the animal has been sick. Second—find out how he has been acting. Third—finu out the cause of the trouble if you can. If you find that the animal has been with his head hanging down, eating very little, breathing heavily, and coughing, you may come to the conclusion it is some trouble of the breathing organs. Again, if you find out the animal is in severe pain, get- ting up and down and rolling about in the stall, and slightly bloated, you may conclude it is some trouble of the stomach or bowels. Ajain, if you find out the animal has a straddling: gait, attemptin<» io make water often, and allowing the penis to pass out and then draw it in, and sometimes stamping with the hind legs, you may then come to the conclusion it is some trouble of the urinary organs, such as the kidneys or bladder. This will give you an idea, after hearing ths history of the case, what set of organs to examine first. In all cases try the pulse ; it is generally taken on the small artery which crosses the under side of the jaw about the middle ; when the animal is in good health it should beat from 88 to 40 times per minute, or, in other words, ,'his is the number of times the heart beats per minute. The oflener the pulse heats above its regular beat the more serious the case is. It will be necessary to examine closely the organs which you have come to the conclusioo ar« affsetod. iHi
Size: 1888px × 1323px
Photo credit: © The Book Worm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, booksubjecthorses, booksubjectmd
