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Volume 5 Issue 4

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The Firing of Man and Animals The origin of firing as a veterinary and medical treatment dates back to ancient times. By the twentieth century firing was restricted to the veterinary treatment of lower limb injuries in horses and to a much lesser extent, racing greyhounds. Despite some sophistication of technique, firing retains the air of mystery so essential to primitive treatments. The two techniques of line and pin firing are described. Some internal problems, such as...

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Volume 5 Issue 3

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John Weiss and the Spring Fleam From antiquity until the end of the nineteenth century, it was thought that the health of animals was improved by the letting of blood. The fleam and bloodstick were in use by the sixteenth century. The bloodstick was used to strike the back of the fleam and force it in into the vein. John Weiss started in business in the 1780s in London and began to develop a more advanced type of fleam with a double spring action, to enter the vein and then...

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Volume 5 Issue 2

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The History of Veterinary Anaesthesia The history of anaesthesia from medieval times to the 1980s. A timeline of significant dates for human and animal anaesthesia. The progression in the use of agents over time, including chloroform, ether, chloral hydrate, barbiturates and thiopentone. The gradual introduction of endotracheal tubes and anaesthetic circuits occurred in the 1950s. Halothane became available in late 1950s. Barbara Weaver Four Decades of Technical...

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Volume 5 Issue 1

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Recollections on the Development of Veterinary Pharmacology Frank Alexander was the Professor of Veterinary Pharmacology at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, retiring in 1984. Personal recollections of his career. The teaching of Pharmacology before the 1948 Veterinary Surgeons Act was rudimentary. After the 1948, the Edinburgh School merged with Edinburgh University and the new BVM&S degree included ninety hours of lectures and forty hours of practical...

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