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1099. Slinging the Hind-Quarters in Difficult Parturition, or in 

 Eversion of the Womb. — First fix a good pulley-block to a beam above 

 the patient, then double a good strong, soft cart -rope. Raise the hind- 

 quarters, and, with the loop end of the rope facing the back of the animal, 

 draw the rope under the quarter on which the patient is lying, until one 

 portion of the rope is pulled in front of the haunch-bone, the other part 

 being beneath the quarter, half-way between the root of the tail and 

 haunch point. The two free ends are now situated under the hind-legs, 

 one of which must be fixed to the left hind-leg, and the other to the right 

 by means of two half-hitches around the hock, one being above and 

 the other below the joint ; then carry the two ends over the upper 

 quarter, and pass them through the loop end ; pull tight, and tie them 

 securely. Hook on the pulley-block and raise gently, packing bags of 

 chaff or bundles of straw under the lower quarter to assist in maintaining 

 the animal in position. Or, again, a good strong sack may be used, and 

 to make it secure and to prevent the ropes slipping, pieces of old rags 

 rolled into a ball, or a medium-sized potato, should be tied into each of the 

 four corners of the sack. The sack is then drawn underneath the quarter 

 on which the animal is lying, one end towards the back, and the other 

 towards and under the hind-legs. Get the front edge of the bag well 

 forward and in front of the haunch, and front of the stifle joint on which 

 the animal is lying ; the other two corners of the sack should be one 

 above the root of the tail and the other behind the thigh. The four corners 

 of the sack are then tied securely together with a strong rope over the 

 upper quarter. Hook the ropes on the pulley-block and raise up, sup 

 porting the under quarter with bundles of straw or bags of chaff. 



1 100. Thermometer Reading. — The clinical thermometer should be in the 

 possession of every owner of stock ; by its use the state of the body is 

 best indicated. The mercury in the instrument is shaken down to 95 °. 

 The mercury end of the thermometer is then introduced into the rectum 

 of the animal, and held there for three minutes, unless the instrument 

 has a special registration period. The Fahrenheit registration of the 

 thermometer is most commonly in use, but the Centigrade is also given, 

 The normal temperatures of healthy animals are as follows : — 



iioi. Tracheotomy, or Opening into the Trachea or Windpipe. — This 

 operation is of great service in bad cases of roaring, or when there is 

 difficulty in breathing from the formation of abscesses around the throat, as 

 in strangles. The operation is very simple. An opening is made through 

 the skin and flesh into the windpipe about 9 to 12 inches from the 

 angle of the throat, and a tube is put into the opening (Plate LIV., 



