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CHAPTER VI.— HYGIENE OF PREGNANT ANIMALS 153 



BOOK III.— PATHOLOGY OF GESTATION 156 



CHAPTER I.— ANOMALIES IN GESTATION 156 



Section I. — Superfcetation 156 



Section II. — Extra-uterine Pregnancy 160 



Symptoms, Course, and Terminations 167 



Diagnosis and Treatment 168 



Section III. — Spurious or Pseudo-pregnancy 169 



Moles 169 



Uterine Kysts 171 



Hydrops Uteri or Hydrometra 1 73 



CHAPTER II.— DISEASES OF THE PREGNANT ANI- 

 MAL 175 



Section I. — Influence of Gestation on Ordinary 



Diseases 175 



Section II.— Diseases Peculiar to Pregnancy 176 



Cramp 1 76 



Pica 177 



Constipation 1 77 



CEdema 177 



Hydrops Amnii 1 78 



Paraplegia 1 80 



Amaurosis 181 



Cough 181 



Albuminuria 181 



CHAPTER III.— ACCIDENTS OF PREGNANCY 182 



Ante-par tum Prolapsus of the Vagina 182 



Hernia of the Uterus (Hysterocele) 183 



Ante-partum Rupture of the Uterus. . . . _. 184 



Metrorrhagia 190 



Abnormal Retention of the Foetus 191 



Abortion .... 197 



Sporadic Abortion 1 99 



Epizootic, Enzootic, or Infectious Abortion 209 



BOOK IV.— NORMAL PARTURITION 214 



CHAPTER I.— PHYSIOLOGY OF 'PARTURITION 214 



Section I.— Causes of Parturition 215 



Section II. — The Expelling Powers 215 



Section III. — Symptoms and Course of Parturition 219 



CHAPTER II.— PRESENTATIONS OF THE FCETUS 



AND MECHANISM OF PARTURITION 226 



Section I. — Presentations 227 



Section II. — Positions ... 228 



Section III. — Mechanism of Parturition 232 



