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hours. Warm water enemas thrown into the rectum, and porridge 

 poultices appUed to the loins, also have a soothing effect. 



802. Simple and Septic Metritis in Sheep. — The simple form 

 of metritis is rarely seen in the sheep, but in cold, frosty, spring 

 weather, lambing ewes often suffer extensively from septic metritis, 

 which, by its severity, causes great loss to stock-owners. Sheep show 

 similar symptoms to those described in the cow — great prostration, 

 and a dirty brown, coffee coloured discharge running from the womb, 

 and trickling down the legs, being the prominent characteristics. This 

 disease is highly contagious, and immediately it makes its appearance 

 all the pregnant ewes must be at once removed from the place of 

 infection, and be attended to by another shepherd. Treatment. — 

 Wash the parts night and morning with a lotion made of one table- 

 spoonful of phenyle and one pint of cold water, which, after being mixed, 

 should be made warm by the addition of one pint of hot water. Give 

 internally, twice a day, one drachm doses of chlorate of potassium 

 and five drops of hydrochloric acid in half-a-pint of cold water. 



803. Pelvic Haematomata, or Blood Tumours, are found in the 

 pelvic cavity of the cow and sow ; they are generally caused by injuries 

 to the parts in cases of difficult parturition. Symptoms.— A few weeks 

 after calving the animal commences to strain as if in labour, and urine 

 dribbles from the vulva. The patient has a very irregular appetite, 

 and a tucked up belly. On examination of the parts, (made by 

 introducing the hand into the rectum,) a doughy swelling is felt, either 

 at the bottom of the bowel or on the sides. Treatment. — The clotted 

 blood must be removed by cutting into the tumour through the side of 

 the vagina ; after which dress the parts with antiseptics and tow. 



804. Mammitis, or Inflammation of the Mammary Glands 



or Udder (sometimes called Garget). — All animals of the female sex 

 are subject to this complaint. It is occasionally seen in the mare, 

 involving one or both sides of the udder, and may appear a week or 

 two before foaling, but more often happens afterwards, especially if 

 the mare is in good condition and has lost its foal. Sometimes it 



