Proper Replacement of 

 the Everted Uterus* 



By Sam Meader, D. V^ S., Goff, Kansas 



Eversion of the uterus is a very common occur- 

 rence in cows. Presumably the reason for the 

 greater frequence of this condition in cows than 

 in other animals is on account of the closer union 

 in this animal between the placenta and the uterus. 

 The peculiar arrangement in the cow by which 

 the fetal coverings are in effect buttoned over the 

 maternal cotyledons renders the separation of the 

 afterbirth difficult and often attended by eversion 

 of the uterus. 



It is not the cleansing and replacing of the 

 everted uterus, difficult though the operations are, 

 that give the veterinarian the most trouble. It is 

 keeping the uterus in place during the subsequent 

 twelve to seventy-two hours that taxes his pa- 



*Reprinted from the Missouri Valley Veterinary Bulletin, August, 

 1909. 



