BLEEDINa. 



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as in man, but is equally troublesome, and requires for 

 its cure a formidable operation called Lithotomy, an 

 operation of no great magnitude to an expert surgeon, 

 but can scarcely be undertaken by an unprofessional per- 

 son, even though a description of it were given. 



Bleeding. 



1. Bleeding. — An operation for the drawing of blood 

 from the body, either locally or generally. As before 

 stated, it is almost entirely discarded from domestic prac- 

 tice, and should never be used in the treatment of dis- 

 eases of animals, however much the adherent of an 

 exploded and an erroneous system may doubt it. Medi- 

 cines will be described in this book that will not only 

 insure greater success in saving a very much greater per- 

 centage of sick animals, and with less trouble in a much 

 shorter time, and without in any way impairing the sana- 

 tive powers of the animal's constitution. 



FORCEPS FOR LIFTING BLEEDING AND WOUNDED BLOOD YESSELS 

 SO THAT THEY MAT BE TIED. 



2. Bleeding from Wounds. — If the wound be a sim- 

 ple one, and not on the inside of a leg where the large 

 blood vessels are situated^ all that will be necessary to 

 stop it will be a small piece of cotton or soft cloth placed 

 in and over the wound, and secure it for a few hours by 

 a broad bandage, not too tightly applied over it, or, if 

 preferred, touch the mouth of the bleeding vessel with a 

 piece of iron previously immersed in boiling water or in 



