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HEALTH AND DISEASE 



esteemed among the new school of practitioners than any other medicinal 

 agent for internal administration. 



Where constipation is a marked symptom a mild saline aperient may 

 be administered in the form of sulphate of soda, either given as a draught 

 or, better, in the drinking-water. In extreme cases, where a special value 

 has been attached to the animal, intra-venous injection of antiseptics has 

 been practised. In the convalescent stage tonics and a liberal but easily 

 assimilated diet is advised. 



INVERSION OF THE UTERUS 



To turn the uterus inside out is not an event of common occurrence 

 in the mare. In the cow it is not only more frequently observed but 



it is likewise less 

 serious in its con- 

 sequences, though 

 it is in no case free 

 from danger to the 

 life of the animal. 



Causes. Old 



mares which have 

 been long at the 

 stud are more liable 

 to this outward dis- 

 placement of the 

 uterus than are 

 young ones, and 

 the prospects of 

 successful treat- 

 ment are more fa- 

 vourable in the 

 former than in the 

 latter. The excit- 

 ing cause of inver- 

 sion of the uterus is excessive straining, commenced during parturition 

 and continued after the birth of the foetus, or the extrusion of the 

 organ may follow immediately after delivery. 



Symptoms. After a period of violent straining, of shorter or longer 

 duration, a fleshy-looking mass is observed to project from the vulva, and 

 quickly to enlarge and extend downwards for a greater or less distance, 

 depending upon the degree of displacement. Should the entire uterus 



Fig. 237. Inversion of the Uterus 



