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5. In bruises, hurts, wounds upon the head, strains in 

 diflerent parts, and all other accidents that may occur to 

 the animal, and in which there is reason to apprehend 

 considerable indammation, bleeding will be proper. 



6. In violent catarrh or cold, bleeding is employed ; 

 but in slight cases, a few fever drinks will restore the 

 animal. 



7. The yellows, when attended with feverish symp- 

 toms, or constipation of the bowels, require bleeding. 



The Fleam is an instrument in general use for oxen, 

 and the jugular or neck vein is that which is mostly- 

 opened. Local bleeding is, however, in many cases par- 

 ticularly serviceable. In inflammation of the eye, the 

 eye-vein is frequently cut ; in foot-halt, we sometimes 

 bleed at the toe ; and in inflammation of the bowels, or 

 the udder, or even of the chest, blood is advantageously 

 taken from the milk-vein. 



The quantity of blood that it may be proper to take 

 away at one time, must be regulated by the size, 

 strength, and condition of the animal, and the disease 

 under which he labors. In many inflammatory com- 

 plaints too much can hardly be taken, provided the 

 bleeding is stopped as soon as the patient appears likely 

 to faint, or to fall down. A strong healthy beast will 

 bear the loss of five or six quarts of blood, without the 

 least injury. Larger cattle that are attacked with in- 

 flammatory complaints, will profit by the abstraction of 

 a greater quantity ; seven or eight quarts may be taken 

 away with decided advantage : but when it is necessary 

 to repeat the bleeding, the degree of fever and the 

 strength of the beast will regulate the quantity. The 

 blood should flow from a large orifice, for sudden deple- 

 tion is far more powerful in its operation than when the 

 blood is suffered slowly to trickle down. The blood 

 must never he suffered to fall upon the ground, btU 

 should be received into a measure^ in order that the 

 quantity taken may be known. No absolute quantity 

 oi blood should ever be prescribed, but when extensive 

 bleeding is demanded, the stream should flow until the 



