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the position of the head in grazing being 

 unfavourable to the return of blood from the 

 head. Tlie inconvenience arising from a 

 loss of the jugular vein is not however perma- 

 nent; the smaller veins gradually enlarge, 

 and, after a time, return the blood as readily 

 as the jugular or neck \em did originally. 

 When ,this accident happens, the miscliief 

 may be perceived about the second day after 

 bleeding; sometimes the day following that 

 of the operation. When the orifice in the 

 vein is large, and particularly if the wound in 

 tlie skin be but slightly closed, or if the horse 

 happen to rub the pin out, tlie wound bleeds 

 freely; and though it be again pinned up, the 

 blood often bursts out after a short time. I 

 have seen a case where the horse had been 

 bleeding, at intervals, three or four days, 

 though the wound had been several times 

 firmly pinned up: this was very soon stopped 

 by the actual cautery; but the vein was 

 obliterated at that part, and a little way 

 downward and upward; and tlie swelling 

 of the gland under the ear took place. When 

 the orifice in the vein is but small, or when 

 the vein is not transpierced, but intiames only 

 from the orifice in tlie skin liaving- been im- 



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