Section 4.
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CHAPTER II—THE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS.
SECTION 4.—GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING THE TREATMENT
OF ANIMALS.
35. Animals placed on the Sick List.—All animals which are not fit for
duty must be placed definitely on the sick list. The practice of keeping
animals under observation or on a separate convalescent list for an indefinite
period is forbidden.
36. Rations for sick animals.—The responsible V. O. or veterinary assist-
ant surgeon, will decide the rations to be issued to animals under treatment,
either in a military veterinary hospital or as out-patients. Rations for
animals under treatment in hospitals, class I (other than those located in
remount depots which will be rationed by the depot concerned) and in
hospitals, class II at Ambala, Kirkee, Mhow, Delhi, Jullundur, Ferozepore,
Saugor, Calcutta and Loralai, will be obtained from the R. I. A. S. C. For
animals under treatment in the remaining hospitals, class II, rations will
be obtained from the units to which they belong.
Rules regarding rations for sick chargers of officers are laid down in Pay
and Allowance Regulations, Vol. II, Rule 62.
Rules regarding subsequent inspection of chargers are laid down in
R. A. I.
37. Inspection.—All animals will be inspected by the O. C. hospital on
admission into, and on discharge from hospital.
38. Record of Treatment.—A record of treatment for unusual or im-
portant cases will be maintained for hospital record purposes only, on I. A.
F. Z-2068 by the O. C. hospital.
39. Register of Sick and lame animals.—Military veterinary hospitals
will maintain on I. A. F. V-1758 a register of sick and lame animals for each
unit or detachment in the station and in addition, a consolidated register
on the same form of sick and lame animals admitted into hospital. This
consolidated register will be inspected and initialled by the O. C., Military
Veterinary Hospital once a week.
In the case of stations at which a military veterinary hospital does not
exist, I. A. F. V-1758 will be maintained by the V. O. or veterinary assistant
surgeon incharge.
40. Annual Return of sick and lame animals.—Annual returns of sick
and lame animals will be submitted in accordance with Appendix B.
When a unit moves in relief, the return will be compiled up to the end
of the month previous to that during which the unit moves from its old
station, and submitted to the D. A. D. V. S. administering that station;
the return for the remaining portion of the year will be compiled by the
Veterinary Officer-in-Charge of the unit at its new station.
41. Diagnosis.—(i) Diseases will be classified in accordance with Appen-
dix G.
(ii) When submitting reports and returns, the letters " N. Y. D." (" not
yet diagnosed ") are to be entered against any case which cannot be diag-
nosed definitely, and also against cases in which a more serious lesion, pos-
sibly resulting in total disability or death, is likely to develop. The nature
of the case is to be stated in the column of remarks and a correct entry is to
be made as soon as the case has been diagnosed definitely ; adherence to the
correct nomenclature of diseases as given in Appendix G is essential to
obviate the necessity for the constant alteration of statistics owing to subse-
quent changes in diagnosis.