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touch and drj^, the mare extremely restless though apparently 

 experiencing no real labor pains, give Camphor 30 every quarter 

 of an hour, this will probably revive the natural heat and bring 

 on the proper labor pains. 



Should the vaginal canal be very drj^ and devoid of the natural 

 lubricating fluids, and these parts with the os uteri are unbearably 

 tender to pressure, the mare at the same time evincing great rest- 

 lessness, groaning to herself in a sort of undertone, lying down 

 with great care but almost immediately getting up again, tincture 

 oi Aconite ix ten drops every half hour until more calm and the 

 fluids of the vaginal canal begin to exude. 



Again tliis dryness and tenderness of the vagina and os uteri 

 xn?Ly be present and the mare show signs of violence and knocking 

 herself about when the labor pains come on; the whites of the 

 eyes and the membrane lining the nose and mouth of a bright 

 Vermillion color; the pains come on very quickly, last but a short 

 time and pass off as quickly; indeed there is every indication of 

 the general system being as it were in a tumult, then give Bella- 

 do7i7ia 3x once an hour until the excitement has calmed down. 



SOME ACCIDENTS INCIDENTAL TO PARTURITION, 



RETENTION OF THE FCETAL MEMBRANES 



OR AFTER-BIRTH. 



. This is b}^ no means an infrequent condition and calls for 

 prompt treatment, as the consequences may and indeed do fre- 

 quently prove serious and sometimes fatal; particularly is this the 

 case when the retained membranes commence to decompose; as a 

 rule there is not much difficulty in determining whether the after- 

 birth has come away because when retained either a portion of the 

 umbilical cord or a mass of the membranes generally protrude 

 from the vulva and hang down sometimes as low the hocks; in 

 cases, however, where the membranes are enclosed in the womb 

 other indications have to be relied upon to determine their 

 presence; among these are the following: The mare will rest full 

 upon her belly with knees and hocks well under, occasionally- 

 straining, when the lips of the vulva will open and verj^ frequently 

 the mouth of the womb will be observed nearing the orifice each 

 time she strains; at other times the mare will stand up and stamp 

 first one foot and then the other at the same time angrily whisk- 



