PARTURIENT PARESIS 367 



The manure accumulated in the rectum is removed with 

 the oiled hand. 



Repeated milking. The cow is to be milked every three or 

 four hours. Rubbing of the back and loins with stimulating 

 medicaments, as linimentum volatile, liuimentum ammoniato- 

 camphoratum, etc. The legs are rubbed with straw wisps to 

 stimulate cutaneous circulation. The number of medicinal 

 agents employed in parturient paresis is very great. On 

 account of the paralysis of the soft plate and danger of a deglu- 

 tition (pneumonia), it is not advisable to drench such animals. 

 Only when personally convinced that the animal can swallow 

 and giving the medicine ourselves, drenching is permissible. 



MEDICINAL AGENTS FOR SUBCUTANEOUS INJECTION. 



Here excitants are indicated, as alcohol, ether, spiritus 

 camphoratus, caffein. In case the hind quarters remain para- 

 lytic for some time, strychnia is used. 



Cocaine (1 g. to 10 g. aqua) has been used subcutaneously 

 with success. 



Bauwens employed nitroglycerin in parturient paresis 

 internally and subcutaneously. The subcutaneous applica- 

 tion (5 gr. of 1 per cent, solution in alcohol) yielded good 

 results. 



Medicaments influencing involuntary muscles are fre- 

 quently employed in this disease, as eserine, pilocarpin, arecolin 

 and veratrin ; especially pilocarpin gave good results (Haubold, 

 Anker and others). Hiirlimann injects 20-30 g. of pure 

 ammonia on either side of the neck. He orders the animals 

 taken into the open air and irrigates the uterus with a warm 

 disinfecting solution. 



Rectal medications, such as cold water clysters, solutions of 

 Glauber salt and sodium chloride, are named. Some recom- 

 mend a decoction of tobacco. 



Hydrotherapy. Hydrotherapy is frequently practiced in 

 parturient paresis. Hartenstein saw very good results follow 

 the irrigation of the cranium and spinal column with cold water. 

 For this purpose a linen sack was put upon the head and loins 



