2 1 8 Diseases of tJie Organs of Generation. 



traced to improper cauterization, or an unhealthy state of 

 the parts. Arterial haemorrhage, which constitutes the 

 danger, flows in a pulsating stream, the remedy for which 

 is taking up the artery by means of a ligature. For this, 

 the animal, if at liberty, must be recast, the vessel being 

 secured after an incision is made at a higher point. 



ABSCESS. This is common to colts of weak and un- 

 healthy condition, also the result of cold and exposure to 

 wet, &c., after the operation. The abscess forms in the 

 scrotum or the groin, and sometimes extends some dis- 

 tance down the thigh, occasioning great disturbance, loss 

 of appetite, &c., and may end fatally if early attention is 

 not given to the case. When the abscess points properly, 

 the pus should be liberated, as serious pain and inconve- 

 nience will be avoided. The animal should be comfort- 

 ably housed, and well fed with oats, being turned to grass 

 only when the weather is genial. 



SCIRRHOUS CORD is known as an enlargement of a 

 fleshy character at the termination of the spermatic cord. 

 It is common to colts of unhealthy constitution, and 

 arises also from morbid irritation caused by caustic clams 

 used in the operation when retained too long ; or closing 

 of the scrotum, by which the pustular discharges are re- 

 tained, communicating septic irritation. The cord is 

 thickened, hard, and enlarged at the end. 



Treatment. The animal must be cast, and the diseased 

 portion excised, the preferable plan being in most cases 

 by the hot iron. The other incidental diseases have been 

 described in their proper places. 



DISEASES OF THE FEMALE ORGANS OF GENERATION. 



FLOODING after parturition arises from hasty removal 

 of the foetus, when the membranes are violently torn from 

 their connections ; and removal of the placenta too soon 

 from the mare. For a time the haemorrhage is not sus- 

 pected, as the blood is accumulating in the womb, and 

 the serious nature of the case is shown by a running down 

 pulse, prostration, pale membranes, staggering gait, general 

 coldness, haggard countenance, partial sweats, convul- 



