Gleason's Veterinary hand-book and system of horse taming .. . TREPANNING. 223 Transfusion.—This is the act or operation of trans-ferring the blood of one living animal into the vascularsystem of another by means of a tube. Mr. James Farrel,of Dublin, Ireland, was the first veterinarian, to myknowledge, who employed transfusion to any extent, andto excellent advantage. In cases of debility from bloodletting, he has done wonders with it, and has conclusivelyproved to his countrymen the danger of bleeding horses tocure or prevent diseases. For, in such cases as had notbeen bled, he had no troubl
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Gleason's Veterinary hand-book and system of horse taming .. . TREPANNING. 223 Transfusion.—This is the act or operation of trans-ferring the blood of one living animal into the vascularsystem of another by means of a tube. Mr. James Farrel, of Dublin, Ireland, was the first veterinarian, to myknowledge, who employed transfusion to any extent, andto excellent advantage. In cases of debility from bloodletting, he has done wonders with it, and has conclusivelyproved to his countrymen the danger of bleeding horses tocure or prevent diseases. For, in such cases as had notbeen bled, he had no trouble; but, in those which had beenbled before he was called to them, every one died. Hencehe resorted to transfusion, in order to save others that hadbeen treated by bleeding. The effect of transfusion isalmost instantaneous. Tread.—(See Foot Diseases.). TREPANNING INSTRUMENTS. Trepanning.—This is an operation for opening intothe bones of the head or face to elevate or raise a portionof bone which from accident has been depressed or frac-tured. The instrument used for this purpose is called aTrephine. It is designed to cut out a circular portion of the bone, sothat a smooth piece of iron is inserted in the hole, and 224 DISEASES OF THE HORSE.