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and applying it to the center of the mass press it stead- 

 ily and gently forward, when the animal strains being 

 content just to hold his own; if the straining is severe, 

 pinch the back, put on a tight, strong girth or give a 

 large dose, 2 oz. of laudanum; when the organ is returned 

 to its place a rope truss or wooden pessary may be 

 applied to keep it there. 

 A pessary is a very satis- 

 factory instrument to use, 

 and may be made as fol- 

 lows: Take a smooth stick 

 three feet long, 1^ inches 

 in diameter, at one end tie 

 clean rags around to make 

 it the size of one's fist, at 

 the other end bore a hole 



ONE FORM OF A TRUSS. 



through the stick, through 



which a J- inch rope may be passed; the large end is 

 passed into the genital passage until it fits snug against 

 the neck of the womb, the rope passed through the other 

 end is by its two ends fastened to a neck collar and is 

 thus held in place. The length of the rope required will 

 vary with the length of the animal ; the pessary should 

 be smeared with vaseline or clean sweet lard at the large 

 end, Straining after the return of the womb may occur, 

 and if continued may be due to the organ not having 

 been returned to its natural position or else to the pres- 

 ence of some of the membranes. A certain amount of 

 straining is bound to occur, the result of the introduc- 

 tion of the pessary; such may be overcome by a dose of 

 some anodyne, e. g., laudanum. Pigs' bladders and 

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