THE 
VETERINARIAN. 
VOL. VllI, No. 86.] FEBRUARY 1835. [New Series, No. 26. 
MR. YOUATT’S V ET E RI N A R Y L E CT U R E S, 
DELIVERED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LONDON. 
LECTURE XLVI (continued). 
The Treatment of Apoplexy in the Horse—Apoplexy in Cattley 
Sheep, Dogs, and Swine. 
BLEEDING.—Whatever is the cause of this disease? the 
essence of it is determination of blood to the head ; and there- 
ore bleeding is the first measure indicated. It is sanguineous 
apoplexy, and the vessels of the encephalon must be unloaded. 
The Jugular Vein to be opened. —The jugular is the vessel 
immediately indicated, as that the opening of which promises the 
greatest benefit. It is easily got at; it is large ; and the blood 
may be drawn in a full stream : being also the vessel through 
which the blood is returned from the head, venesection here will 
embrace the double advantage of local and general bleeding. The 
greater part of the blood will be drawn from the overloaded 
organ; while the quantity that may be easily and rapidly 
abstracted from that organ will have its desired general effect. 
No definite cjuantity of blood to be taken away can be fixed. 
We have done with this method of bloodletting; we look to the 
effect produced, and not to the number of pounds. The horse 
with staggers should be bled until the pulse falters, or the animal 
begins to blow, or, perhaps, with more assured success, until he 
falls. 
ISot from the Temporal Artery. —Some have proposed to bleed 
from the temporal artery ; and they tell us, that although it is 
a good thing to carry away the surplus quantity of blood, it is a 
much better one to cut off' the supply. Granted : but the supply 
is not cut off by opening the temporal artery, for no portion of its 
blood goes to the brain. It is justly described by our first ana¬ 
tomical writer as one of the terminating branches of the external 
carotid. It is difficult to open so as to obtain a stream that 
promises any success ; and it is more difficult to stop the bleed' 
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