DISEASES OF THE ORGANS OF GENERATION. 511 



IX. Metritis, or Inflammation of the "Womb. 



This results from injury during parturition, or from catching cold by ex- 

 posure to cold or wet soon after delivery. It usually comes on in two or 

 three days after parturition. There is more or less fever ; colicky pain ; 

 continually straining, as if to pass another foal ; looking around towards 

 the flanks ; a discharge of foetid black fluid from the womb ; and arched 

 back. 



What to da. — Give a mild purgative of raw linseed oil, in amount 

 from a pint to a quart, according to the size of the patient. Wash out 

 the womb with warm water, to which a little, a very little, whiskey has 

 been added, and inject No. 39. Give No. 18 internally, as often as the 

 fever and other symptoms require. Feed on light diet and keep warm. 



X. Inflammation of the Ovaries. 



This, though rare, is met with occasionally in the mare, and is mani- 

 fested by slight fever, soreness on pressure in the lumbar region, and dis- 

 inclination to walk. It usually occurs at the time of heat, and passes 

 away when that is over ; it aggravates the passions excited at that time. 



What to do. — Give a teaspoonful of saltpetre in a bran mash, three 

 times a day, for a couple of days. 



XI. Leucorrhoea. 



This is catarrh of the vagina or of the womb, or of both. Caused, 

 originally, by a slight attack of inflammation, a discharge from the 

 irritated surfaces is set up and soon becomes chronic. It often follows dif- 

 ficult parturition, in which the parts have been torn and injured, more or 

 less. "When the after-birth is retained, leucorrhoea invariably follows, 

 owing to the irritation caused by the decomposition, which, in such cases, 

 is nature's only alternative for getting rid of the foreign body. 



The discharge is whitish and slimy, of a disagreeable odor ; in fact, 

 when following retention of the after-birth, it is often purulent, and very 

 offensive. It tells heavily on the general health of the patient ; she loses 

 flesh ; the coat becomes rough, coarse and staring ; and the milk dries up, 

 or nearly so. 



What to do. — Introduce a catheter into the womb, and draw off 

 the purulent accumulations, if any exi,st ; next, inject tepid water, draw- 

 ing it off with the catheter ; then inject lotions Nos. 75, 76 and 39, chan<y- 

 ing from one to another, and applying them twice a day till cured. At the 

 same time, give, as a course of tonics, Nos. 67, 35 and 22, changing 

 occasionally from one to another. Continue them throe or four weeks. 

 Give green food, if practicable ; if not, give bran mashes, roots, etc. 



