. Diseases in the American stable, field and farmyard : containing a familiar description of diseases, their nature, cause and symptoms, the most approved method of treatment, and the properties and use of remedies, with directions for preparing them. Veterinary medicine; Horses. TREPANNING. 191 Transfusion.—This means tlie transfusion of blood from one living animal to another. Mr. James Farrel, of Dublin, Ireland, has been the first veterinarian I am aware of who have employed transfusion to any extent, and to excellent advantage. In cases of debility from blood letting, he has done wonders
. Diseases in the American stable, field and farmyard : containing a familiar description of diseases, their nature, cause and symptoms, the most approved method of treatment, and the properties and use of remedies, with directions for preparing them. Veterinary medicine; Horses. TREPANNING. 191 Transfusion.—This means tlie transfusion of blood from one living animal to another. Mr. James Farrel, of Dublin, Ireland, has been the first veterinarian I am aware of who have employed transfusion to any extent, and to excellent advantage. In cases of debility from blood letting, he has done wonders with it, and have proved to his countrymen the danger of bleeding horses to cure or prevent diseases. For in the cases which had not been bled he had no trouble with them; but in those which had been bled before he had been called to them, every one of them died. Hence he had resource to transfusion, in order to save others treated by bleed- ing. The efiect of transfusion is instantaneous, almost. Tread.—(See Foot Diseases.) Trepaning.—This is an operation for opening into the bones of the head or face, for elevating or raising a portion of bone, which from accident has been depressed, or fractured. The instrument is called a Trephine, and. Trephine. is represented in the accompanying drawing. This in- strument is used to cut out a circular portion of the bone, so that a smooth piece of iron is inserted in the hole, and. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original McClure, Robert. Philadelphia : Porter
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