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"bottle, and the other to paint a liberal coating of Solution 

 No. 3 on the severed stump. Turn the foal over again, so 

 that the mare can just reach its back with her tongue, but 

 not the freshly painted cord, then come away and leave them 

 undisturbed. 



WHEN HEMORRHAGE IS EXCESSIVE. 



The longer the mare lies quiet the better. More 

 especially is this desirable in cases of excessive haemorrhage 

 during and immediately after the passage of the foal, caused 

 by the rupture of small blood vessels. If the mare will only 

 oblige by lying perfectly still, the ragged ends of the severed 

 vessels will have a chance of curling inwardly on themselves, 

 thus forming a temporary plug, which, aided by the fast 

 coagulating blood, will serve to arrest haemorrhage till such 

 time as reparative action can be completed. It is advisable 

 in cases of excessive haemorrhage that, after the navel cord 

 has been cut, and the foal taken round to the mare's head, 

 all further dressings of the navel should be dispensed with, 

 so as to avoid the necessity of going into the box again, and 

 probably causing the mare to struggle to her feet, and so 

 aggravating the bleeding. The author has followed the 

 above plan with success for many years in cases where the 

 volume and character of the haemorrhage have denoted rup- 

 tured blood vessels. It will be noted that in the foregoing 

 detailed description of a mare foaling, it is assumed that she 

 will be delivered while lying down. Apropos of this, the 

 author, when reading Professor Wortley Axe's book, " The 

 Horse," was rather surprised to find it stated (Yol. 8, 

 pp. 270-271) that " the foal glides gently down over the 

 mare's hocks, if she is standing which is generally the case 

 and falls softly on to the ground ; the navel-string 

 (umbilical cord) is nearly always torn through during this 



