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and has as easy parturition as any female whatever. Her signs of 

 approaching dehvery, which will be visible several days previously, are 

 diminished size of the belly, flacidity or looseness of the udder, tail 

 pointing out, swelling of the parts and discharge. The after-burden or 

 clearing should be removed. 



The danger of exceptions to this facility of bringing forth, can only 

 be obviated by constant and timely vigilance, and the assistance of ex- 

 perienced and skilful assistants; such ought now to be found in the 

 vastly increased number of our veterinary surgeons, whose attention 

 ought, in an especial manner, to be bestowed on the obstetrics of 

 animals. 



I prefer allowing the mare warm water, during the first and second 

 day, with some comfortable mashes, and she and her foal being in 

 health, little care remains, but that of turning them into pasturage of 

 the best kind. But the mare being in a weak state, from a prema- 

 ture birth, cold or other cause, should be kept warm within doors, 

 with occasional walks abroad, in the finest part of the day, and with 

 the comfort of warm clothing, should that appear necessary. It is a ma- 

 nifest, although common error, to suppose that the bodies of animals, under 

 the influence of cold or other cause of debility, zvill be rendered delicate and 

 tender after recovery, bij the indulgence oj warmth and shelter, the very re- 

 verse being the fact. The mare seeming inclined to lie down, should be 

 encouraged to stretch herself on a large and well-littered bed of fresh 

 straw, and her milk failing, every thing should be 'given to encourage 

 that secretion; such as warm, sweet and fresh grains, mashes as before, 

 with some cordial ball occasionally mixed, the finest and most fragrant 

 hay, and as much warm ale as she will drink. If, on the contrary, the 

 symptoms should be inflammatory and feverish, all the heating articles 

 should be avoided, and the chief dependance placed on warm water 

 and gruel. This last state is sometimes induced by high condition and 

 fullness of blood in the mare before foaling, in which circumstances, 

 it is beneficial to put her for a week or two, into shorter keep, where 

 she must reduce herself by going over more ground to satisfy her appe- 

 tite. Or a shorter method is to keep her without water until she will 

 drink a weak solution of Glauber's salt. 



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