PUNCTURED WOUNDS —PURGING 



pony, to thirty-five, in a heavy horse, when in health. In 

 cases of sickness and fever these figures are increased. The 



Taking the Pulse. 



best way to take the pulse of a horse is to place the fingers 

 inside the jowl, as in the accompanying illustration. 



Punctured Wounds. — See Bleeding, Cuts. 



Pupil. — The dark, circular spot in the centre of the eye, 

 which increases in size in a dim light and becomes smaller in 

 a strong one, (See Eyes, Iris.) 



Purges. — Opening medicines of various degrees of 

 strength. (See Administering Physic, Medicines, Prescrip- 

 tio7is.) 



Purging may be the result of aperient medicine having 

 been administered, of poison, or of a sudden change of food 

 which produces diarrhoea. It is necessary, therefore, to 

 endeavour to ascertain the cause of purging, and if poison 

 is suspected the veterinarian should be sent for. (See 

 Diarrhoea, Poisons, Presc7'iptions.) 



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