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treacle gruel, with the addition of a quart of beer or J pint of 

 spirit ; small doses of linseed oil should also be given every other day, 

 and the appetite tempted with different kinds of food, such as sliced 

 mangold and potato, sprinkled over with a little salt, though grass or 

 other green foods answer the best. Frequent washing out of the 

 womb in these cases is very objectionable, for, in my opinion, it 

 retards recovery. 



808. Pelvic Haematomata, or blood tumours, are found in 

 the pelvic cavity ; 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 or on the sides of the bowel. 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. 



809. 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 

 occurs when the animal is not pregnant, usually in animals with 

 gummy legs that are predisposed to weed or grease. It may also 

 arise from a bad wound in the leg or foot, the irritation from which 

 extends up the inside of the hind-leg, thus implicating the udder. It 

 causes a great amount of constitutional fever, the udder being hard 

 and painful, while the patient walks with a stiff, straddling gait. 

 Treatment. — If the fever be very high, the head hanging, with quick 

 breathing and dilated nostrils, great relief results from bleeding to 

 the extent of from 4 to 6 quarts, and after this by giving 15 to 

 20 ounces of linseed oil, and from 1 to 2 ounces of spirits of nitre, 

 with a tablespoonful of saltpetre in the drinking-water ; the udder 

 should also be fomented with hot water three or four times every 



