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case of secondary hemorrhage occurring at night, plug- 

 ging with tow may be the only practicable measure to 

 be adopted under the circumstances. 



In the after-treatment care should be taken to remove 

 all blood clots, for otherwise a septic condition is likely 

 to result. It must be admitted that in many cases the 

 hemorrhage after castration ceases spontaneously. The 

 measures adopted, such as throwing cold water over the 

 loins or applying cloths soaked in cold water to the same 

 region, are of doubtful efficacy. 



That ''weedy" debilitated colts are most subject to this 

 variety of hemorrhage is well known. Again, aged don- 

 keys and mules are very apt to bleed profusely unless 

 special care is taken in the performance of torsion of 

 the artery. 



I have often observed that castration performed under 

 deep chloroform anesthesia is likely to be followed by 

 hemorrhage some hours afterwards. This does not occur 

 when a lighter degree of anesthesia is employed. 



Epistaxis 



Hemorrhage from the nose occasionally gives rise to 

 considerable trouble, especially when arising from in- 

 juries about the facial and nasal region. As it is dan- 

 gerous to plug both nasal passages of the horse, this 

 method of suppressing the hemorrhage is not practi- 

 cable. If one nasal passage only be plugged, the blood 

 finds its way down the other. 



Local injection of adrenalin proves useful, and rais- 

 ing the horse's head will also assist in controlling the 

 hemorrhage, but care must be taken lest the blood gain 

 entrance to the trachea. 



Accidental Wounds 



I have already referred to the question of hemorrhage 

 arising from injuries due to shafts penetrating the body. 



