TUMORS OF THE VAGINA. 



The vagina is the seal of different forms of neoplasms in the 

 varions domestic animals. Thus cystoma, lipoma, adenoma, 

 fibroma, fibro-m3^oma, sarcoma and epithelioma have been noted. 

 They are essentially surgical and to be dealt with as such. They 

 are mainly important in this connection as inducing a leucorrhoea, 

 which in the absence of careful examination might be mistaken 

 for that of uterine or vaginal infective inflammation. 



PARTURITION FEVER (COEEAPSE). MIEK FEVER. 



PARTURIENT APOPLEXY. CAEVING FE:VER. 



PARTURITION PARESIS. 



Definition. Predisposing causes : genus, breed, great milking capacity, 

 heredity, mature age, vigor, high-feeding, powerful digestion and assimila- 

 tion, sudden plethora, drying up of milk, parturition, easy delivery, warm 

 season, chills, idiosyncrasy, cardiac hypertrophy, contraction of womb, 

 emotional excitement : Supposed causes : absorption of toxins from womb, 

 colostrum, Schmidt treatment its significance, microbian infection and in- 

 toxication, effect of change of stable. Microbiology. Nature: Theories of 

 nervous explosion, vaso-motor cerebral antEmia from exaggerated excita- 

 bility of the uterine nerves, or from dilatation of the portal system and 

 womb, metro-peritonitis, cerebral anaemia from congestion of the rete 

 mirabile, etc., palsy of the ganglionic nerves, plethora, intra-cranial arterial 

 tension, narcotic poisons from leucocytic or microbian source. 'Lesions : 

 variable, cerel:)ral and spinal congestion, pulmonar}' congestion, collapse, 

 septic inhalation, bronchitis, dessication of ingesta in omasum and large 

 intestine, black thick blood, yellowish gelati'noid exudates in cranium and 

 spinal canal and under spine, glycosuria. Symptoms : time, post partur- 

 ient, plethoric subject, sudden onset, comatose and violent forms, discom- 

 fort, restless movements, inappetence, moaning, mental dullness, unsteady 

 walk, muscular weakness, compulsory recumbency, retained urine and 

 fteces, drowsiness, sonniolence, unconsciousness, stertor, venous pulse, 

 tympany, sudden recovery, complete, with paralysis, fatal cases, violence, 

 tossing head, trembling, cramps, convulsions, temperature. Mortality. 

 Prevention : bleeding in plethoric, heavy milkers, purging, low diet, exer- 

 cise, comfort, milking, blisters, sucking by calf, disinfection, iodine solution 



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