240 VETERINARY HOMCEOPATHY. 



vagina; these do not occur so frequently in the mare as in the 

 cow, but sufficiently often to necessitate passing reference here; in- 

 version of the bladder occasionally occurs at these times, and 

 sometimes before parturition, and in the mare more often proba- 

 bly than any other of the domestic animals; it is therefore most 

 desirable to be on guard at such times not to mistake one organ 

 for another; in such cases as these it is of the first importance to 

 secure the services of a trained veterinarian, as without doubt 

 surgical methods take the first place here, and the administration 

 of drugs can onl}- be secondary thereto; the first step is to effect 

 reposition of the organ and then to take the necessary measures 

 for keeping it in situ; this being satisfactorily effected the most 

 useful remedy that can be selected to assist in rendering the 

 surgical operation a complete success is tincture of Arnica 3X, a 

 dose every hour for some time; should this not afford the neces- 

 sary relief so far as the constitutional s^'mptoms are concerned, 

 one of the remedies referred to under the headings Retention of 

 After-birth and Flooding may be tried according to the special 

 symptoms indicated thereunder. 



DISEASED CONDITIONS INCIDENTAL TO 

 PARTURITION. 



Some of the diseases incidental to foal-bearing in the mare have 

 such a distinct bearing and influence upon the production of those 

 two bugbears of the horse breeder, abortion and barrenness, 

 that, if for no other reason, it is most important to refer to them 

 as fully as possible in order to show how such evil and peculiarly 

 disastrous consequences may be avoided or at least materially 

 lessened; the period of gestation in the mare is so long and the 

 accidents incidental to pregnancy so numerous that as a matter of 

 profit and loss, it becomes the horse breeder to exercise every 

 available precaution so as to minimize the risks he has to contend 

 with in this important branch of business; and especially does it 

 behoove the breeders of high-class horses to do this, inasmuch as. 

 the better bred the animal is the more likely is she to fall a victim. 



