Chronic Metritis in the Mare 891 



There was given internally for the five following daj's i dram of pow- 

 dered nux vomica and one-half dram sulphate of copper twice daily. A 

 manual examination of the uterine cavity showed that the cornua, in their 

 paretic state, tended to become reflexed upon themselves in a way to pre- 

 vent good drainage. This difficulty slowh- disappeared as the case pro- 

 gressed. On January 17 the creoline injection was displaced by 1-2500 

 corrosive sublimate solution, and, in addition, iodoform powder was intro- 

 duced into the uterus on January 20, 22 and 23. She now improved very 

 rapidly. The internal treatment was continued. The mare was discharged 

 on the 23rd, convalescent, after fourteen days of treatment. 



Case 3. — A mare, aged 4, weighing about 1,050 lbs., was entered on Janu- 

 ary 7, 1901, with the history that she had suffered from a vaginal discharge 

 since one year old. The discharge was of a light color, and was dropping 

 away continuously, keeping the tail and thighs badly soiled. She had not 

 been bred, and had never shown signs of estrum. I'pon making a manual 

 exploration, it was found that the os uteri was open and the hand could be 

 passed through it readily. The right cornu appeared normal, while the 

 uterine body, with the left cornu formed a remarkably large, elongated 

 cavity. The uterus and cornu had the peculiar property of ballooning, like 

 the vagina, under the movement of the hand. 



The case is inserted here because of its unique character. It oflFered the 

 general external appearances of chronic metritis, except that the discharge 

 was mucoid in character instead of purulent. The difficulty was evidently 

 teratologic in character, and the uterus had developed like the vagina, and 

 should physiologically have been considered a part of that organ. 



Case 4. — An imported French draft mare, aged 23, and weighing 

 about 1,350 lbs., was entered in the clinic on February 13, 1902, for chronic 

 metritis. She had a copious discharge of a thick, fetid pus from the vul- 

 va. The tail had a number of small melanotic tumors. The uterus was 

 washed with a weak solution of carbolic acid. On February 14 the dis- 

 charge seemed somewhat decreased, and potassium permanganate solution 

 was used for irrigating. The same was repeated on the 15th. On the 17th 

 the uterus was packed with cheese-cloth saturated with iodoform and 

 vaseline. On the i8th the pack was omitted, and the uterus was washed 

 with a solution of carbolic acid and bi-carbonate of soda, which was con- 

 tinued on the 19th and 20th. On the latter date there was but a small 

 amount of discharge. 



On the 2 1st the discharge seemed worse. The uterus was washed as 

 before. Following the washing, a suppository of iodoform, tannin, vaseline 

 and beef tallow was introduced into the uterus. On the 22nd the uterus 

 was washed with carbolic solution, and after it had been expelled there was 

 inserted into the uterine cavity, and allowed to remain, a solution con- 

 sisting of tannin i oz. , carbolic acid i dram, glycerine 4 oz., tepid water 

 I pint. This treatment was continued daily until March 3, when the patient 

 was discharged practically convalescent, with directions for the owner to 

 continue the disinfection of the uterus for seven or eight days. 



Case 5. — A farm mare, aged 1 1, was entered in the clinic on April 25, 1904. 

 vShe had been owned by the party who presented her for three years. Elev- 



