Treating Sick Animals on the Farm With Information on Food, Medicine, Anaesthetics and Other Aspe...

This antiquarian book contains a detailed guide to caring for and treating sick farm animals, with information on food, medicine, anesthetics, and much more besides. Complete with comprehensive descriptions, simple instructions, helpful tips, and a wealth of useful illustrations and photographs, this book constitutes an invaluable tool for the farmer or livestock veterinarian. It makes for a worthy addition to any collection of farming literature. The chapters of this text include: 'Box Stalls for Sick Animals'; 'Blankets, Bandages, Slings'; 'Food for Sick Animals'; 'Giving Medicine'; 'Enemas'; 'Doses of Medicine'; 'Counter-Irritants'; 'Fomentations'; 'The Soaking Tub'; 'Confining or Restraining Animals'; 'Throwing a Horse'; 'Throwing a Bull'; 'Anesthetics'; etcetera.