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resort to the pig forceps, hooks, etc., ami proceed in extracting the foetus. 

 If it has not already entered the pelvic cavity and the passages are 

 narrow, our efforts may prove unsuccessful. This is very apt to be the 

 ca.se if the foetus is emphysematous or dead. The after treatment con- 

 sists in washing out the uterus and vagina with a two per cent, water 

 solution of creolin. 



Ctesarian Section. Laparotomy.— When all efforts to remove the young 

 liy ordinary means fail, we can then resort to the uiore heroic measure.s, 

 that of making an opening into the litems through the abdominal walls 

 and extracting the fcctus. In valuable breeding sows this operation is 

 of special value but should not be attempted by the stockman. It is 

 useless, however, to operate when the sow is exhausted by two or three 

 days of labor and after the foetuses have begun to decompose. 



Accidents Following Parturition. Eversion of the Uterus and Vagina. 

 —One of the accidents following parturition is the eversion or prolapsus 

 of the vagina and the uterus. Only, a portion of the uterus is involved 

 and it is seldom that a complete prolapsus of this organ occurs. This 

 condition may occur before parturition. The chief symptom of this 

 accident is the presence of a tumor protruding from the lips of the vulva 

 and which may hang some distance below that opening. 



Treatment.— It consists in cleaning the organ Avitli warm water and 

 antiseptics and returning it to its proper position. If the part is badly 

 swollen, take a strip of muslin about two yards long and two inches 

 wide and begin winding fi-om the outer end and wind toward the body. 

 Allow the bandage to remain on for ten or fifteen minutes. Keep the 

 body end tight and remove the outer part and then rebind in the same 

 manner. This is for the purpose of reducing the organ to its natural 

 size and aid in returning it to its normal position. After removing the 

 bandage apply both thumbs to the center of the mass and return it at 

 once by a slow, steady pressure. The organ can be retained in position 

 by placing a few stout stitches across the lips of the vulva. 



Inflammation of the Uterus and Vagina. Causes.— Inflammation of 

 the uterus and vagina may be caused by injuries to the walls of the 

 maternal passages and infection from pathogenic germs or as a result 

 of the retention of dead fu?tuses. This latter cause is not at all uncom- 

 mon. 



Symptoms.— These are tumefaction of the vulva, heat and redness of 

 the mucous membrane lining the vagina, fever, straining, loss of appetite 

 and dullness. In serious cases the tempei'ature is high, the respirations 

 quickened and the animal shows evidence of severe pain. The inflamma- 

 tion may extend from the womb to the lining membrane of the abdomen. 

 There may be a foul smelling discharge from the vagina. When the 

 inflammation becomes chronic, as it often does, the appetite improves 

 but the sow becomes very thin and weak, and the disagreeable discharge 

 from the vagina continues. The prognosis is not favorable; the sow 

 usually dies or is in such a condition that it is not profitable to keep her. 



