DISEASES FOLLOWING PARTURITION. 



DESCRIPTION OF PLATES. 



Plates XXII, XXIII: 



Illustrate various appliances used in prolapse or inversion of the uterus. 

 The uterus should first be returned to its proper situation and then 

 some apparatus applied to prevent a recurrence of the inversion or 

 protrusion. 

 Plate XXII ; 



Fig. 1. Crupper, strap truss — taken from Hill's Bovine Medicine and 

 Surgery. 



Fig. 2. Renault's rope truss. The rope for this truss should be frnm 25 

 to oO feet long and about the thickness of the little finger. 

 Plate XXIII : 



Fig. 1. Cow to which Delwart's rope truss has been applied. 



Fig. la. Shows the loop of Delwart's truss. 



Fig. 2. Zundel's labial sutures. These consist of two wires passed througli 

 the lips of the vulva in a horizontal direction, and two additional 

 wires passed through the loops at the ends of the horizontal wires in 

 order to hold them in place. 



Fig. 3. Iron truss for holding the vagina or uterus in place after calving 

 The cords iire passed through the ej'es at the corners of the triangular 

 iron ; the base of the triangle fits under the tail. The truss is from 

 5 to 7 inches long and about 24 inches wide. 

 Plate XXIV: 



Fig. 1. Liithi's perforating sound, for opening the milk canal through the 

 teat when this has become occluded ; A, the sound one-half the natural 

 size; B, section of head of sound, natural size, showing cutting edge. 



Fig. 2. Bistouri cach^. A blade hidden in its sheath which by pressure 

 of the finger may be made to protrude a certain distance. This distance 

 is regulated by the screw near the handle. The instrument is used to 

 oi>en the milk canal when closed up. It is introduced into the milk 

 canal with its blade in the sheath and withdrawn with the blade pro- 

 truding. 



Fig. 3. Spring teat dilator, about one-half natural size, for dilating the 

 milk canal. 



Fig. 4. Ring teat syphon, for withdrawing milk when the teat is sore or 

 injured. 



Fig. 5. Gutta-percha bougie, for dilating the opening of the teat. 



Fig. 6. Truss applied to calf for umbilical, or navel, hernia. From Flem- 

 ing's Veterinary Obstetrics. 



Fig. 7. Armatage's iron clamp for umbilical, or navel, hernia. When this 



clamp is applied care must be taken not to include a portion of the bowel. 



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