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BLOOD CLOTS IN" THE AVALLS OF THE VAGINA. 



See "()l)structions to Parturition." 



IXFLAMMATIOX OF THE AVOIIB AND PERITONEUM. 



These may result from injuries sustained by tlie Avomb during or 

 after j)arturitLon, from exx^osure to cold or Avet, or from the irritant 

 action of putrid products within the Avomb. Under the inflammation 

 the Avomb remains dilated and flaccid, and decomposition of its secre- 

 tions almost alAvaj's occurs, so that the inflammation tends to assume 

 a putrid character and general septic infection is likely to occur. 



Tlie symptoms are ushered in by shivering, staring coat, small rapid 

 j)ulse, eleA'ated temperature, accelerated breathing, inapx^etence, AAitli 

 arched back, stifi: moA'ement of the bodj^, looking back at the flanks, 

 and uneasy motions of the hiud limbs, discharge from the Auh^a of a 

 liquid at first AAatery, reddish, or yelloAvish, and later it maybe A^llitish 

 or glairy, and fetid or not in different cases. Tenderness of the abdo- 

 men shown on x^i'essure is especially characteristic of cases affecting 

 the x^eritoneum or liuingof thebelh', and is more marked lower down. 

 If the animal surviA^es, the inflammation tends to become chronic and 

 attended by a AAiiitish muco-x)urulent discharge. If, on the contrary, 

 it x^roA^es fatal, death is preceded by extreme prostration and Aveakness 

 from the general sex^tic x>oisoning. 



In ireatment the first thing to be sought is the removal of all offen- 

 sive and irritant matters from the womb through a caoutchouc tube 

 introduced into the Avomb, and into AA^hieh a funnel is fitted. AVarm 

 Avater should be x^assed until it comes awaA^ clear. To insure that all 

 of the Avomb has been Avashed out, the oiled hand ma}- be introduced 

 to carry the end of the tube into the tAvo horns successiA^ely. When 

 the offensive contents liaA'e been thus remoA^ed, the Avomb should be 

 injected Avith a. quart of water holding in solution one-half ounce per- 

 manganate of x^otash, or, in the absence of the latter, tAvo teasx^oonfuls 

 of carbolic acid. Repeat twice da.ily. Fomentation of the abdomen, 

 or the apx)lication of a Avarm flax-seed x^oultice, may greatly relicA'e. 

 Acetanilid, in doses of half an ounce, repeated tAvice or thrice a day, 

 or sulx)hate of quinia in doses of one-third ounce, may be emx)loyed to 

 reduce the fcA^er. If the great x^ostration indicates sex^tic poisoning- 

 large doses (one-half ounce) bisulphite of soda, or salicylate of soda 

 may be resorted to. 



LEUCORRHCEA. 



This is a white, glutinous, chronic discharge, the result of a con- 

 tinued sub-acute inflammation of the mucous membrane of the Avomb. 

 Like the discharge of acute inflammation it contains many forms of 

 bacteria, by some of Avhieh it is manifestly inoculable on the penis of 

 the stallion, x^i'oducing ulcers and a specific gonorrhoeal discharge. 



