914 THE PEOPLE'S FARM AND STOCK CYCLOPEDIA. 



When you have succeeded in getting it inside, pass the arm 

 well in and see that no folds are left in it. If you fail to re- 

 duce it in this way, place soft ropes around the hind legs, turn 

 her on her back, and, by means of pulleys or other contrivance, 

 raise the hind quarters up. This throws the intestines forward, 

 and relieves you of their pressure. After it is replaced and 

 properly adjusted, give three drams of powdered opium, to pre- 

 vent her from straining and again forcing it out. If straining 

 continues, despite the opium, take a large pin, raise the skin on 

 the small of the back, fold it, pass the pin through the fold, 

 and secure it in its place with a string, and leave it there until 

 the straining ceases. 



If the uterus has become gangrenous (mortified), the only 

 resort is to give the animal chloroform, and then tie a cord 

 around the uterus as close to its neck as possible; tie it very 

 tightly, and then cut the outside portion away, and when the 

 bleeding has stopped return the part left to its place. This 

 might save a cow, but it is not likely it would save a mare. 

 If the animal is weak, give stimulants. 



Take Sweet Spirits of Niter, .... 2 ounces. 



Ale or Beer, ...... 1 pint. 



Or three or four ounces of whisky may be given, repeated 

 every two or three hours, if necessary. 



Parturient Apoplexy. This is also called dropping after 

 calving, and milk-fever. It is one of the most fatal diseases 

 that afflicts cattle. It affects the brain and spinal cord, and 

 sometimes the sympathetic nervous system. And the most 

 noted characteristic of this disease is the rapidity of its devel- 

 opment. An animal may appear to be in perfect health, be 

 seized with this disease, and be dead in a few hours. It appears 

 from the first to the third day after calving, does not follow an 

 abortion, and does not occur in young animals, but generally 

 attacks animals in their prime, and seldom attacks one in poor 

 condition. It often follows cases in which the cow has not been 

 able to calve without help, or when there has been great bleed- 

 ing from the womb. 



SYMPTOMS. The milk fails in quantity, and but a small 



