La Médecine Vétérinaire Chez Les Arabes Depuis Le VIième jusqu'au IXième Siècle de l'Hégire

The reign of the mamlūk between VIth h/XIIth , and IXth /XVth
after J.C., was very rich in military exercises, ceremonials, wars.
Veterinary medicine took an important role at that time, the article
is reporting on that subject.
According to the research we can tell that they were three kinds of
medicine at that time:
a- Preventive medicine, based on hygiene, cleanliness of
animals, stables and food given to animals.
b- Curative medicine, which is divided into two branches:
operation like castration, embryotomie, and other. Second branch
where arabic veterinary used incisions, drops, infusions, oitments,
enema and other methods to cure diseases.
c- Popular medicine, like using coran in curing animals or
suspending amulets to animals as to provide illness and evil eye.
We can also add that people who worked in iron (forge), used to
practice slightly veterinary medicine.
We also notice that animals during major operation were not taken
anesthesia like opium, in reverse veterinary used to make them
inconscious during treatments.