Author: Glenn

Volume 4 Issue 1

Written by Glenn on October 22, 2025. Posted in Volume 4.

George Stubbs and his 18th Century Patrons George Stubbs (1724-1806) is chiefly remembered for his horse paintings but he also pursued the science of anatomy and natural history. His medical patrons included John Hunter, Vice-President of London Veterinary College. He was born in Liverpool and showed artistic talent from an early age. He spent eighteen months dissecting horses in preparation for his great work ‘The Anatomy of the Horse’ published in 1766. Many aristocratic...

Volume 3 Issue 4

Written by Glenn on October 22, 2025. Posted in Volume 3.

Aleen Cust – First Woman Veterinary Surgeon in Britain – Early Influences Aleen Cust was the first British woman to become a veterinary surgeon. She was born in Ireland in 1868 into an aristocratic English family. She left her family to enrol at the Veterinary College in Edinburgh, where she completed the course in 1900. The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons refused to register her, as no woman had been a veterinary Surgeon before and deemed it illegal. She worked in...

Volume 3 Issue 3

Written by Glenn on October 22, 2025. Posted in Volume 3.

Veterinary Life in The Boer War 1889-1902 James William Hall Masheter qualified as a veterinary surgeon in 1893 from RVC. He travelled to South Africa in 1900. He gives an account of his experiences of caring for horses during the Boer War. Arthur L Salter The Skeleton of Eclipse The celebrated racing horse Eclipse died in 1789. A post-mortem examination was carried out by Saintbel. The skeleton was cleaned and mounted for display. Its ownership was passed through...

Volume 3 Issue 2

Written by Glenn on October 15, 2025. Posted in Volume 3.

Thomas Mayer, Thomas Walton Mayer and The Veterinary Surgeons Charter of 1844 The Mayers, father and son, practised as veterinary surgeons in Newcastle-under-Lyme from 1812 to 1854. Thomas Mayer and Thomas Walton Mayer initiated and led the movement that achieved the Royal Charter of 1844 and so created the veterinary profession in the UK. Iain Pattison Mayer House 6-8 Queen Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme A history of the building used as a veterinary surgery by...

Volume 3 Issue 1

Written by Glenn on October 15, 2025. Posted in Volume 3.

Livestock at Garton Slack 2000 Years Ago The excavation of an iron-age settlement at Gaton Slack in Yorkshire revealed a large number of animal bones – cattle, sheep, pigs, horses, dogs, goats, red deer and a few rodents. The farm livestock were all smaller than their modern counterparts. Various pathological abnormalities were noted, including arthritis, rickets, healed fracture, distal phalanx distortions and exostoses. Several dental lesions were seen including missing teeth...

Volume 2 Issue 4

Written by Glenn on October 15, 2025. Posted in Volume 2.

Book Conservation An account of book making and the deterioration in paper and book quality over time. Conservation methods and ideal conditions for keeping books are described. Judith Jackson Book Values and the Book Market: Some Hints for Collectors An account of book collecting with advice on their condition, valuations and how and where to buy. Norman Comben The Decade Preceding the BSAVA The BSAVA was founded in 1956, holding its first congress in...

Volume 2 Issue 3

Written by Glenn on October 15, 2025. Posted in Volume 2.

The early History of the Library of the Royal Veterinary College The history of the library of the Royal Veterinary College in London from 1791 to 1846. E Catton Moving the Wellcome Collection to the Science Museum The Wellcome collection was accumulated by Sir Henry Wellcome of medical and veterinary equipment, ephemera, surgical instruments and printed materials. In the 1970s it was donated to the Science Museum, where a new department and galleries were set...

Volume 2 Issue 2

Written by Glenn on October 15, 2025. Posted in Volume 2.

The Wellcome Foundation and Veterinary Medicine: The Research Heritage A history of the Wellcome Physiological Laboratory, established in 1894. Research into veterinary diseases and medication started in 1900. There was the development of vaccines for canine Distemper, Leptospirosis, Marek’s Disease and Feline Infectious Enteritis. A lot of research was on Foot-and -Mouth disease and on attempts to create vaccines. Early drugs developed were digitaloids, penicillins and...

Volume 2 Issue 1

Written by Glenn on October 15, 2025. Posted in Volume 2.

Dr J A McBride, MRCVS 1843?-1889, Itinerant Professor Extraordinary Dr John Adam McBride qualified as a veterinary surgeon in 1863 from Glasgow School. At various times he was a lecturer at the veterinary colleges in Glasgow and Edinburgh. He was a lecturer at the Royal Agricultural College in Cirencester. He spent three years at the Shinjiku Institute in Japan. McBride was involved in the establishment of the first Australian Veterinary College in Melbourne. He died in...

Volume 1 Issue 4

Written by Glenn on August 20, 2025. Posted in Volume 1.

Malleus and Podagra: Lead Poisoning in Horse and Man An account of Lead Poisoning in Horse and Man. A 1918 outbreak of mysterious condition in Baghdad, which was probably lead toxicity. Description of Plumbism, use of lead in Roman times, medicinal and veterinary uses of lead. The condition ’malleus’ is described as being related to lead toxicity. Accounts of human cases of lead toxicity, including Podagra and Cheiragra from Roman times, which was associated with lead water...