The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1888-06-21

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Wen1erfu1 Prsgrsss Mads n the neat
nent u Animal Dlseaesss
D. q Ccmstock, M. d., secretary Of
the faculty Of the Ncw York College
Of Veterinary Surgeons, was recently
asked for his views on the progress OF
veterinary scionca He replied: 'In
the early days when horse was taken
sick any hostler or stable-man was
considered perfectly competent to
treat the animal; his advice was asked
and followed. 1t is very different
now. A sick horse has . regular vet
erinarian to attend him. the same ~
sick man has a regular physician to
attend him. Diseases are better un-
derstand now than they were former
ly. The therapeutic value Of certain
drugs now used for horses was not
known twenty yoars ago except 10 q
few foreign practitioners Horses
suffer from many Of the same diseases
that afIlict man. This Is not surpris-
ing when we consider how closely
men and animals are connected. For
instance. almost ev cry thing we know
uUOuV oheuoE tho phyoiV'VSs~"A "
pathological action Of medicine Is
drawn from experiments mado on the
lower animals. dogs. cats horses.
oxen. etc They have pneumonia,
pleurisy. Inflammation Of the bowels,
colic-especially tho red collie (when
occurring in man called entoritis).
which is one Of the most fatal diseases.
killing horse quicker than man.
Horses frequently suffer from heart
disease enlargement Of the heart
irregular action Of the valves, angina
pectorls, or inflammation of the cover
ings around the heart. They have
brain disease. and one OF the most
dangerous animals IN the world is q
horse with acute Inflammation Of the
brain. I have seen them tear their
stalls all to pieces. This dreadful
disease Is brought on by sunstroke.
and sometimes by damp stalls and
generally bad hygienic conditions
Medicine is given to horses in liquid
form and also as pills, and is forced
down the throat through speculum.
after the mouth has been opened with
the same Instrument.
IA horse that is lazy can sham sick
ness just the same as man. ] once
owned horse who. whenever he took
notion to take an extra rest would
limp slowly out Of the stable and mako
believe he was lame.
"The profession Of veterinary sur
geon Is an excellent one for young
men. 1t Is q profession that is not
overcrowded, and the young man who
has the necessary capabilities and the
requisite amount of push needed In
any avocation will almost always find
plenty to do. Our Government Is,
however. slower than 1t should be In
recognizing the value Of this class Of
professional men. In tho regular
army veterinary surgeons arc clnssed
rs farriers and taken In the ranks as
enlisted men. Their pay is from $75
to 500 a month. In private practice
the rates of the veterin ary surgeon are
the same as, those of the medical
practitioner The need Of skillful men
who know how to treat intelligen tly
the diseases Of animals is shown by o
few statistics giving the number and
value of some Of the domestic animals
in the United States. These statistics
were taken four years ago There
were then in the United States 10. 838. i.
Ill horses. valued at $765. 041. 308;
1871. O79 mules. valued at $l4S. 1872 .
800; 13 1875. 685 milch COWS. valued at
1896. 575. 405. and 28 O46. OF oxen and
other cattle. valued at $611, $40. 169
From 1873 to 1882 the estimated loss
from pleuro-pneumonia alone was
$40, 900. IN T. Cor Sacramento