Volume 19 Archives - The Veterinary History Society UK

Volume 19 Issue 4

Written by Glenn on October 23, 2025. Posted in Volume 19.

Preserving Our Veterinary Heritage: Texas Style The veterinary library at Texas A&M University was established in 1949. Since then, it has grown significantly and has benefited both from new premises as well as acquiring many collections of veterinary texts. The collection now houses material from the 15th to 20th centuries, and although this is predominantly in English language, there have been more recent acquisitions of material from Chinese, Japanese and Middle Eastern...

Volume 19 Issue 3

Written by Glenn on October 23, 2025. Posted in Volume 19.

International Cat Care: 60 Years of Helping Cats Reflecting on 60 years since the founding of the Feline Advisory Bureau (FAB), the article reviews development into the field of feline veterinary medicine. The driving force was Joan Judd, who was instrumental in the development of the organisation. Early areas of focus were viral disease, nutrition, husbandry and poisoning. The 1970s saw a significant restructuring of the charity. Continued expansion, despite some financial...

Volume 19 Issue 2

Written by Glenn on October 23, 2025. Posted in Volume 19.

‘The Pocket Farrier’ Although the first publication entitled ‘Pocket Farrier’ was authored by William Burdon and published in 1730, ‘A Practical Farrier’ was published in 1844. Strangely there is no attributed author, and the publisher was Thomas Richardson. The authors describe this publication, its sources and the later editions published by Thomas Allman. John Clewlow and Niall Kennedy East Anglian Veterinary Dynasty: the Runciman Family of Veterinary Surgeons who...

Volume 19 Issue 1

Written by Glenn on October 23, 2025. Posted in Volume 19.

William Andrew Cartwright FRCVS (1801-1882): His life and Work William Cartwright (1801-1882) was one of the earliest proponents of the concept of ‘One Health’. Raised in Shropshire, he was apprenticed to J M Hales, a veterinary surgeon with medical training. Qualifying from London Veterinary College in 1840, aged 39, he practised in Whitchurch where he described and recorded a wide range of conditions. He was a most prolific contributor to the Veterinarian over a period of 45...