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FCETAL DYSTOKIA. 



but the Foal, as is usual in such cases in the Equine species, was 

 dead. 



In this degree of deviation, as well as in the others, great assistance 

 will be afforded by raising the hinder parts of the mother to the extent 

 of one, two, or more feet. Lecoq, Eueff, and others have recommended 

 placing the animal on its back. It is perhaps better, however, to 

 elevate the hind-quarters, and resort to retropulsion either by the 

 hand or the crutch ; then, after injecting warm water or oleaginous 

 fluids, to either extend the head or to attempt forced extraction. The 

 blunt hooks fixed firmly in the orbits of the foetus, will be found most 

 useful in the latter operation. 



In the dorso-pubic position, propulsion is necessary to adjust the 



Fig. 133. 

 Antekior Presentation : Extreme Downward Deviation of the Head. 



body for extraction ; the head being pushed into the uterus, efforts must 

 be made to place the foetus in the dorso-sacral position, which, being 

 accomplished, renders delivery possible. 



The same procedure is necessary with the Sheep and Goat ; while 

 with the Bitch and Cat delivery must be effected by means of forceps. 



Head bent under the Body. 



This is an exaggerated, but much more serious form of head and neck 

 flexure, especially in the Mare, and it occurs in a similar manner to the 

 preceding — the foetus in the anterior presentation advances to the inlet 

 with the neck flexed, and, consequently, the lower part of the head 

 below the floor of the pelvis ; this misdirection increases as the uterine 

 contractions force the foetus backwards, and the head is pushed lower 



