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Tincture of Laudanum 1 ounce, or 4 tablespoonfuls. 



Sweet Spirits of Nitre 1 " 4 " 



Ginger 1 tablespoonf ul. 



Mix in luke warm water and give as a drench every hour and 

 a half or two hours until the mare is relieved. Cover the body 

 well and place a half-pail of hot salt in a bag over the kid- 

 neys and give her a hot bran mash. 



FOAL BED TURNED OUT. 



This trouble is mentioned in connection with putting out of 

 the calf bed in the cow, where it is specially dealt with. The 

 causes and treatment are the same in both cases. This trouble is 

 rarely met with in the mare, but is very common with the cow. 



RUPTURE OF THE WOMB. 



This is generally a very serious trouble. 



Causes. — From a mare while the labor pains are on, and she 

 is in great distress, throwing herself heavily on the ground or 

 floor. This is generally the way this trouble is caused. 



Symptoms. — Sometimes, even before the foal is born, you 

 will find the mare's bowels hanging out, and, in some cases, 

 dragging on the ground, and the mare will be in severe pain. 

 While in other cases you will find the rupture while you are 

 examining around the foal in the womb, while again, if you sus- 

 pect rupture after the mare has foaled, you can find it by examin- 

 ing the womb, it may be large or small. In cases where the 

 bowels are hanging out and she is in severe pain, it is best to 

 destroy the animal to relieve her other pain as soon as you can, for 

 there can be nothing done to save her life In other cases of rup- 

 ture, after the foal has been taken away and you put in your hand 

 to see that everything is all right, you will find the womb to be 

 ruptured. It may be ruptured in any part, or of any size. This 

 is very serious, but cases have been known where they got better 

 when the womb was torn on the upper side. 



Treatment. — Try and keep down the inflammation by applying 



heat to the body in the way of blankets and hot salt in a bag over 



the back, and it is well in some cases to apply a coat of mustard 



over the belly and give the following medicine ; 



Tincture of Laudanum 1 ounce, or 4 tablespoonfuls. 



Sweet Spirits of Nitre 1 " 4 " 



Fleming's Tincture of Aconite 10 drops. 



Mix in a pint of luke warm water and give as a drench everv 

 six hours until the mare is relieved. It is well to chanee the salt 



