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Symptoms. — There is a bulging out of the passage aboui 

 the size of a man's head. 



Treatment. — Bathe the part well with lukewarm water 

 until nice and clean, shove it back to its place and stitch the 

 edges of the vulva together by putting in a couple of stitches, 

 just leaving space enough at th* bottom for the mare or cow 

 to make water. Put the stitches deep in the vulva and allow 

 them to come out of their own accord, which generally takes 

 a week or so. If a cow, give a pound of Epsom salts and a 

 tablespoonful of ginger in a quart of lukewarm water, and 

 raise her stall two or three inches higher at the back than 

 in the front. Feed rich food, as it will not make such a bulk 

 in her stomach. If a mare, give her a pint of raw linseed 

 oil, and raise her stall two or three inches higher at the back 

 than in the front. In either case be careful until after de- 

 livery. Watch very closely and if any indications of being 

 delivered are manifested, such as labor pains, cut the stitches 

 out and give her assistance. After she is delivered shove thn 

 parts back and stitch up the vulva again for a few days. S1k 

 will then be all right. 

 9. Womb or Calf Bed Turned Out. 



Fig. (>4. — Expulsion of tlie Womb. 



This is when the calf bed is turned inside out, and hangs 

 down from the vulva. It is not often seen in mares, but is 

 a common occurrence in cows. 



