THE PULSE. SiSl 



idiopathic fever, and will require immediate atten- 

 tion. (See Fevers.) 



Whenever the pulse varies from the healthy- 

 standard, either augmented in number, or small 

 and oppressed, and the animal looks dull, we 

 must, generally, in these cases, deplete the system 

 by bleeding and purging : by these means we fre- 

 quently prevent disease coming on, or check it at 

 its commencement. 



It is chiefly in inflammatory diseases that the 

 pulse is affected ; and these diseased variations 

 of the pulse are always combined with other 

 signs, indicating not only the nature of the 

 complaint, but its seat ; therefore, I think, the 

 pulse cannot mislead you much; but, on the 

 contrary, will often be found an important means 

 of ascertaining the violence of disease, the effects 

 of remedies on the constitution, and also the pro- 

 bability or improbability of the horse's recovery 

 from disease. 



