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(c) Deviation of the uterus or complete ever- 

 sion. 



Very little can be done to alleviate these condi- 

 tions. As a rule, they are too far advanced to be 

 treated when expert assistance is called. 



6. Eclampsia. 



Milk disease; milk sickness. 



Under this heading is considered parturient 

 paresis, corresponding to the condition of the 

 same name in the cow the well known "milk 

 fever. ' ' 



Symptoms: After a normal parturition, and 

 suckling the lamb, the latter dies or is taken away. 

 Within a day or two the first symptoms appear. 

 There is loss of appetite and rumination. The 

 ewe ceases to mourn the loss of her young, and 

 the eyes grow glassy. Coma takes place, and the 

 characteristic symptoms of milk fever in the cow 

 are present. 



Treatment: This must be given promptly, and 

 no medicine must be administered by the mouth. 

 One dram of chloral hydrate well dissolved in 

 lukewarm water may be given as a rectal injec- 

 tion, or one-eighth to one-fourth grain morphin 

 given hypodermically. Atropin, in one-tenth 

 grain doses, may be tried. Inflating the udder, if 

 at all possible, should be tried. 



7. Metritis. 



Inflammation of the womb or uterus. 

 When this condition occurs, uterine injections 

 of antiseptics, stimulants and blood tonics should 



