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Working of the dog
hospital.
26. The income actually realised from the Dog Hospital in 1907-08
amounted to Rs. 1,052 against an expenditure of Rs. 1,118.
But there are a certain number of bad debts and of out-
standing items and if these were collected the income and expenditure would
about balance.
The segregation ward.
27. Work in the segregation ward may be divided
as follows:—
(a) The demonstration, to the final year class, of the various con-
tagious diseases likely to be met with in India.
(b) The treatment of, or destruction and disposal of all cases of con-
tagious disease which occur in the College practice.
(c) The examination of, and reporting on, all pathological specimens
sent in from various quarters for this purpose.
(d) Investigation in new fields. This has been carried out, as far as
time permitted, after the performance of the routine work above
mentioned.
This year has not been behind others in providing us with natural cases of
most of the contagious diseases for practical demonstration to our final year
students. Surra, dourine, anthrax, hæmorrhagic septicæmia, strangles, rabies,
tetanus, rinderpest, foot and mouth disese, etc., have been of frequent occurrence.
When natural cases have not been sent in, we have been enabled to produce the
diseases experimentally from organisms kept alive in the laboratory. By this
means, the students are so trained that they will be able to recognise the contagi-
ous diseases which they will afterwards meet with in their work in the district
or in the army. A good collection of animal parasites has recently been made,
and it is possible now to show the students the cases of the many parasitic
diseases affecting animals in this country. The new buildings which have just
been sanctioned, are very urgently required to enable us to teach the subject
of contagious diseases satisfactorily. Many animals have been kept under
suspicion of various contagious diseases, particularly glanders and rabies, and, in
these, the mallein and rabies inoculation tests have been applied. The latter test
has been of special value in serving to satisfy the owners of animals suspected of
having died of rabies, and our results have, in every case, been confirmed later
by the Pasteur Institute, Kasauli. Pathological specimens for examination, and
blood films, etc., for the diagnosis of diseases, have been received from several
quarters, including various Camel Corps, the Army Veterinary Corps, the Army
Remount Department, the Civil Veterinary Department, various Cavalry
Regiments and several Local Bodies. Reports on the laboratory examination of
these specimens were, in each instance, forwarded when the diagnosis was
completed. The investigation of several points in connection with surra and
hæmorrhagic septicæmia was commenced and continued during the year as
time allowed. The artist has done good work. At the same time suitable
accommodation for him is very badly needed. This has been provided for in the
scheme lately sanctioned for new buildings.
New buildings.
28. During the year the addition to the dog hospital, six new stables and
a post mortem room, have been completed. The improve-
ments to the dissecting room have not progressed owing to
difficulties encountered in the acquisition of land. It is sincerely hoped that these
difficulties will be removed and the building completed before the 1st October next.
With nearly 200 students being taught anatomy, it will be realized how
difficult it is for us to teach this subject efficiently until this extra accom-
modation is provided.
Demand for veterinary
assistants.
29. The demand for the services of veterinary
assistants has continued to be far in excess of the supply.
Appointment of a head
farrier.
30. In accordance with the instructions of Government to secure the ser-
vices of a first class farrier for the shoeing forge, Mr. Ryan,
a Eurasian farrier from Madras, was appointed on the
17th January, 1908, as instructor and head farrier, on a salary of Rs. 60—5—100.
In addition, the salary of one of the farriers was increased from Rs. 20 to Rs. 30
per mensem. These measures have undoubtedly produced an improvement in the
shoeing, this being evidenced by an increase of Rs. 500 in the forge receipts.