The volume systematically explains the principles and practice of veterinary medicine, distinguishing general and special pathology, morbid anatomy, and pathological chemistry, and defining disease. It outlines methods of diagnosis, symptomatology, prognosis, prophylaxis and therapeutics. Organized by organs and systems, it surveys diseases of the respiratory tract (nose, throat, lungs, pleura), the heart and circulation, and related parasitic and infectious conditions, with attention to clinical signs, percussion and auscultation, stages and complications. Emphasis is placed on prevention, sanitary measures, and practical treatment approaches for domestic animals.