206 DR. LEGEAH'S STOCK BOOK. 



Inject into the womb with a large syringe or injection pump 

 ( I-'ig. !">. p. <>) one or two gallons of warm water, into which put 

 1 U-aspoon of c-arl)olic acid to each gallon of water. If necessary, 

 repeat tlu 1 injections every morning for three or four days. Give 

 her all the fresh water she will drink, and soft, easily digested 

 food t<> eat. 



UKTKN TION OF THK PLACENTA ( A KTKKBlTrni ). 



This is of rare occurrence in the mare, hut is very common 

 among cows. It is never advisable to remove the afterbirth im- 

 mediately after delivery, as serious results are liable to follow. 

 If it is allowed to remain twenty-foul 1 hours it may come away !" 

 itself. In the cow the placenta is attached to the womb by means 

 of sixty or seventy small round fleshy bodies called ctili/h'tlinis ; 

 while in the mare the attachment is by small /////. If the after- 

 birth remains in longer than twenty-four hours it should be re- 

 moved, as decay will set in, and the animal is very liable to take 

 blood poisoning from it. We advise its removal with the hand, 

 where there is any one who understands how to remove it. Great 

 care should be taken not to injure the womb and cause bleeding. 

 The bare hand and arm should be oiled and gently inserted; and 

 in the cow the afterbirth should be carefully unbuttoned, as it 

 were, from each cotyledon, great care being taken not to pull off 

 the cotyledons themselves. In the mare it can be gently sepa- 

 rated from all its attached portions and removed. After remov- 

 ing the afterbirth wash out the womb well with water and car- 

 bolic acid as recommended above. If the afterbirth has started 

 to decay and smells bad, the operator should oil his arm well with 

 sweet oil 1 ounces and carbolic acid > drams, to pi-event taking 

 blood poison. The hand should never be inserted in cases of 

 this kind if it has any sores on it. Sometimes the afterbirth may 

 be brought away by giving the cow 1 ounce of ergot ns a drench 

 every four hours, until two or three do-> have been given. 



