86 ROE OK CATTLE. 



TREATMENT WHEN CALVING, OR FOALING. 



When assured the cow, or mare, has arrived 

 at* her full time for delivery, and the natural 

 pains appear unavailing, an examination should 

 at once be made to ascertain the true part of calf, 

 or colt, presented; which, when natural, and no 

 accident or abuse has occurred, will always be 

 the head. And finding that presentation, in ref- 

 erence to either calf or colt, delivery is not apt 

 to be much protracted, ( especially after first 

 offspring), unless in case of plurality births, (2 

 or more at once), which may take place with pre 

 sentation of foreleg of one, and hindleg of an- 

 other. In a double presentation of the foregoing 

 nature, ascertain the true position of both calves 

 or colts, as the case may be, shoving back the 

 one. The practitioner must here, closely criticse 

 and judge which of the two occupies the natural 

 precedence to birth. A close and critical exam- 

 ination will always indicate which must be first 

 brought forth. And, if we cannot obtain the 

 natural presentation, we must, if the forefeet pre- 

 sent, secure both in a noosed rope, which put in- 

 to the hands of an assistant, and introduce the 

 hand and grasp the head and bring it at once 

 into the natural passage, or Vagina, (first raising 

 hind parts of cow) and, having calf placed in 

 foregoing position, a little assistance only,, ordi- 

 narily, is required, in conjunction with natural 

 labor pains, to effect the delivery. But do riot 

 use too much force for fear of inversion of the 

 womb. Another form of mal-position is where 

 the head and neck already having entered the 

 vagina, without the feet, forces upon us the fol- 

 lowing alternatives: Frst, if possible, to force 

 the head back into the womb; or, failing in this, 



