CLASSIFICATION OF ABNORMAL PRESENTATIONS 2C9 



own fore legs or that of the other calf, may enter at the same 

 time. In the same manner three or more legs with or without 

 a head may appear together in the pelvic inlet. 



Diagnosis. — The diagnosis is best made by locating the 

 carpi, elbows, sternum ; on the hind legs, the hocks, tendo 

 Achilles aud tail. No definite indications can be given here. 

 It is absolutely necessary to make a correct diagnosis with 

 regard to extraction. 



Treatment. — Since the calves are mostly small, reposition 

 is easy. The fore legs of the calf which is most forward are 

 fixed ; the lower jaw is also looped. The parts of the body of 

 the second calf, fore, hind legs or head, are repelled, and the 

 first calf extracted. 



"When two hind legs of a calf enter the pelvic canal they 

 are fixed by loops above the fetlocks. This calf is now ex- 

 tracted first, while the other one is repelled. 



The attempts at reposition are not very difficult, since as 

 a rule only feeble pains accompany multiparous pregnancy. 

 Occasionally it happens that the owner pulls on the fore leg 

 of one calf and the fore leg of the other calf, thinking he is 

 dealing only with one calf. Then fore legs and head are 

 wedged in the vagina. In this case the calf must be repelled 

 to make a diagnosis ; before doing so head and fore legs are 

 corded so they may be readily drawn into the pelvic canal. 



