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If, in acute difeafes, the blood drawn is firm, with 

 a white tough crull on it, a repetition of the bleed- 

 ing in a few hours is warranted. This particularly is 

 the cafe if the fymptoms yet remain in force, though 

 the animal feems but little weakened by the former 

 bleeding; alfo if his pulfe, or the beating of the 

 heart, which was before obfcure, became more evi- 

 dent as the blood flowed. Blood, when drawn, 

 fhould always be mcafured ; that is, never fufFer it to 

 fall from the horfe into flraw, or on the ground, for 

 horfes have bled to death by this means. 



When it is neceffary to draw blood from the plate 

 vein, or thofe of the legs, great care is rcquifite to 

 avoid piercing through the vefiel, and the parts be- 

 low, which might occafion very ferious inflammation. 

 In thefe cafes, inftead of the common fleam and 

 blood flick, a fpring fleam is proper : — perfons ex- 

 pert at it ufe a lancet, which is Hill more fafe. 



Bleeding in health, to prevept difeafe, is feldonx 

 necelTary ; however, to condemn it altogether is as 

 improper, for there are cafes when it may prevent 

 very fatal difeafes. When it is necelTary to get a 

 horfe, from very low living, into condition very quick- 

 ly, as from grafs, flraw yard, &c., if in this c^fe 

 high feeding is began upon in its full extent without 

 previous bleeding, it is more than probable that the 

 horfe will be attacked with flaggers, or fome other 

 difeafe. Whenever, therefore, a horfe alters his 



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