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ing her tail, when all of a sudden she will posture herself as 

 though about to micturate. If decomposition has set up, a dark- 

 colored, sometimes bloody fluid discharge will continuously ooze 

 away from the vagina, the stench from which is simply abominable; 

 the discharge will at times come away in rushes accompanied by 

 small broken up pieces of membrane when the mare strains in 

 the standing position or passes water or dung; the period during 

 which the after-birth may be retained varies considerably, we have 

 known it go as long as nine days and then be spontaneously 

 voided, but this is an undesirably long period. As a rule the 

 membranes are voided spontaneously, but cases do occur where 

 they have to be removed artificially; under homoeopathic treat- 

 ment this, however, is extremely seldom. Breeders of horses 

 should be aware that while in cows retention of after-birth is rarely 

 of much consequence, in the mare it is of first i^mportance to be 

 well assured that the membranes are expelled. 



When a mare has been regularly having Pulsatilla as hereinbe- 

 fore directed, it is a rare thing to find that the after-birth is re- 

 tained; if, however, she should not have previously been taking 

 this remedy, then Pulsatilla 3X, ten drops every four hours, will 

 generally do the trick; if the mare has been under the preliminary 

 Pulsatilla treatment and retains the placental membranes, then 

 twenty-four hours after the birth of the foal commence giving 

 Secale cornutum 3X, a dose every four hours; ■ this remedy is 

 specially useful after protracted labor, and when the discharged 

 blood is of a dark color and smells badl}-. 



POST-PARTUM HEMORRHAGE, OR FLOODING AFTER 

 BIRTH OF FOAIv OR ABORTION 



Is, in our experience, a very exceptional occurrence; still should 

 it take place in a valuable brood blood mare — probably the most 

 likely sort of animal in the world to be the subject of such a cas- 

 ualty — it is necessary to be armed with means for arresting a con- 

 dition which must otherwise prove exceedingly debilitating to the 

 general constitution if not absolutely fatal; flooding may com- 

 mence either before or after the delivery of the after-birth. 



The following remedies, with their indications, may be relied 

 upon under the conditions specified: 



Aconite 3X. — Mares of excitable, restless temperament, in high 



