508 THE PRACTICE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE. 



enemas of tepid water. The cavity of the uterus may also 

 be injected with tepid water containing a proper propor- 

 tion of opii tr. If the animal is in a comfortable place, 

 well protected from cold, draughts, etc., great benefit will 

 accrue from the application to the abdomen of blankets 

 wrung out of hot water, and covered with dry blankets. 

 Mustard, strong stimulating liniments, etc., may be applied 

 as counter-irritants. An oleaginous laxative may be given, 

 if thought desirable. If the discharge remains after the 

 irritation ceases, the womb should be injected twice or 

 thrice daily with the following : acid, carbol., pars i. ; aquae, 

 partes xl. The patient should be kept very warm. If 

 perspiration can be induced in the acute inflammatory stage 

 of the disease, it will usually be followed by a marked 

 improvement. In cases of metritis in the mare arising 

 from the use of instruments, or the employment of force 

 during the act of parturition, a fatal termination may be 

 expected ; the mare not standing the use of obstetrical 

 instruments as well as the cow. In those cases not due to 

 injury, recovery may usually be expected to take place. 



Endometritis. — Endometritis signifies inflammation of the 

 mucous membrane lining the uterus. It is not so serious 

 a condition as the one previously described. The causes, 

 nature, symptoms, treatment, etc., are practically the same 

 as in metritis. 



LEUCORRHCEA. 



Leucorrhoea, or, as it is frequently termed, Whites, is a 

 disease of the mucous membrane of the uterus, and some- 

 times of the vagina, and is characterized by the outpouring 

 of a viscid and somewhat milky-looking discharge, which 

 may be caused by a chronic or sub-acute inflammation of 

 the mucous membrane of the parts, or may be due to a 

 slight irritation caused by retention of a portion of placenta. 



