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but occasionally under extreme aggravation, such as maj^ very 

 possibl}' take place with an in-foal mare, the desire to vomit over- 

 <}omes ever}^ obstacle and the effort is repeatedly made; when this 

 effort of nature accompanies other indications of abortion, and is 

 attended by a profuse flow of bright red-blood per vulvam, Ipe- 

 ■cacuanha will render good service and effect a most satisfactory 

 cure. 



Sabina ix. — When abortion occurs at regular periods, more 

 particularly the fifth month in mares and is accompanied by a 

 profuse discharge, clotted and fluid blood, some dark, some red in 

 color. 



Viburnuvi ix. — When the pains are very severe and the blood 

 is discharged entirely in clots, indicating threatened abortion. 



The above-mentioned are all suggested as preventive remedies 

 to be administered according to their special indications before 

 abortion has taken place; we have now to consider what has to be 

 done where abortion has already occurred first as regards the indi- 

 vidual sufferer, and second as it affects or may affect other mares 

 similarly placed. The mare that has aborted requires almost as 

 much care and attention as one that has gone her full time and 

 born a fully developed foal; she should be protected from ex- 

 posure and generally nursed with light, easily digestible food for 

 a few days; she should receive a few doses oi Arnica ix, and be 

 watched for the complications attending an ordinary parturition, 

 especially as regards the cleansing; at least twelve months should 

 be allowed to elapse before permitting sexual intercourse, and 

 meanwhile a manual exploration of the genital organs should be 

 made by a qualified veterinarian to determine whether the parts 

 are all in a healthy state, and if not, proper treatment should be 

 adopted, both constitutional and local, if requisite. If there is 

 reason to believe that the abortion is due to infection from a 

 previous case, great care should be taken to isolate the animal 

 that presents sjmptoms of abortion, and keep her far away from 

 other pregnant mares; the attendant set apart to look after the 

 one that has aborted should not be allowed to go near other preg- 

 nant mares until his clothes are properly disinfected; all the 

 excreta of the patient should be covered with quick lime, the 

 floor and drains dressed with a disinfectant, and thereafter thor- 

 oughly washed down with plenty of water, while the building 



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