332 DISEASES OF HORSES AND CATTLE. 



plete loss of appetite, pulse quick and weak, and 

 almost imperceptible at the jaw, breathing fast, 

 and usually followed by diarrhoea, and as before 

 mentioned a very foul-smelling discharge from 

 the vagina. At this stage of the disease unless 

 proper means be taken the animal soon dies. The 

 treatment must be of a stimulating and tonic na- 

 ture. I find the following prescription very valu- 

 able: Sweet spirits of nitre two ounces, tincture 

 of gentian two ounces, tincture of ginger two 

 ounces, tincture chloride of iron one ounce, mix 

 and give at one dose in a quart of oatmeal gruel. 

 A dose of this kind should be given three times 

 daily until reaction takes place. 



Inversion of the Urino-Genital Organs. — This 

 is a derangement more common in the cow than in 

 the mare, and is usually attended with danger to 

 the life of the animal, and prompt measures must 

 be taken to restore the parts to their natural posi- 

 tion. Inversion of the bladder is not common, but 

 from violent straining it may occur, especially in 

 the cow and mare, and is often fatal. If complete- 

 ly inverted and has been in that state for some 

 time, the walls become swollen and render its re- 

 turn almost impossible. The symptoms are a large 

 tumor between the lips of the vulva, or shape, 

 and a constant dripping of urine from the ureters 

 (the canals which convey the urine from the kid- 

 neys to the bladder); the animal will make at- 

 tempts to pass urine, but will fail to do so. 



Treatment: Give the animal a dose of opium, 

 from one to two drams, either in a ball or in gruel. 



