Author: W. E. A. Wyman

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Published: 2015-09-27

Total Pages: 334

ISBN-13: 9781331524458

Excerpt from Catechism of the Principles of Veterinary Surgery Nobody can diagnose, treat and prognose a surgical case intelligently unless thoroughly acquainted with the scientific principles involved in any particular case. The student is obliged to gain his knowledge of the various surgical "ologies" by lectures, and after all by the perusal and study of works written for the human practitioner. The former is insufficient and the latter obviously wrong. The principles applicable to human surgery and those of veterinary surgery, while in a great many instances closely related, nevertheless differ materially. For instance, asepsis, a condition sine qua non to the human surgeon, as a rule exists in veterinary surgery only in theory, although lately some of the leading surgeons in human surgery lean strongly toward antisepsis. In human surgery, periostitis plays an unimportant role, while it is of vital importance to the equine practitioner. Notice the difference in the prognosis and treatment of fractures. How many human surgeons apply the firing iron and blisters? This work is purely for the veterinarian. As a former teacher of veterinary students, I am fairly conversant with their needs. It has been my most earnest desire and effort to supply a work which, while scientific and modern, is free from matters of doubtful interest to the American student. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.