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swelling of the parts, Ji straddling gait, with drawing up and again lef^ 

 ting down of the testicles. 



What to do. — Give a purgative, 4 drachms aloes in 1 1-2 pints water. 

 Foment the i)arts twice a day wath warm water. Then dry and apply ex- 

 tract of belladonna or laudanum. If pus (matter) should form, known by 

 fluctuation of the parts, open at the soft part. If the gland is involved, 

 and there is threatened destruction of the part, castration had better be 

 performed. 



h. — Inflammation of the Womb, 



Causes. — Bruises or other injuries at the time of giving birth, or in 

 getting rid of the afterbirth ; retained afterbirth, or exposure to wet or 

 cold after parturition. 



How to know it. — Two, three or four days after parturition, there will 

 be an attack of shivering: pains, with looking at the flanks, similar to 

 those in colic ; shifting of the hind feet ; the loins and abdomen tender, 

 with aching of the loins ; the vulva red and swollen ; there is frequent 

 straining vnih. fetid discharge. The oiled hand being introduced into the 

 womb, the neck and body will be found filled with fluid ; the belly will 

 be tense and swollen ; the respiration and pulse will be increased, and the 

 temperature of the body hot. There will be grinding of the teeth, great 

 thirst and loss of power in the limbs. 



What to do. — After having drawn out the contents of the womb with a 

 catheter, fill it again with tepid water, introduced through the tube, and 

 wash out thoroughly. Then inject one drachm permanganate of potassa 

 in a pint of lukewarm water, adding four ounces of glycerine and half an 

 ounce of laudanum. Give a purgative dose to move the bowels freely, 

 4 drachms Barbadoes aloes for a mare ; (for a cow, 1 pound of glauber 

 salts). Follow this with 20 drops tincture of aconite four times a day for 

 the mare; (for a cow, 30 drops). Give also once a day 5 drachms 

 nitrate of potassa, and also once a day 1 to 2 drachms chlorate of potassa. 

 Apply a blister of mustard to the right flank of the mare, or for a cow, 

 mustard and oil of turpentine. If there is a weak pulse, prostration and 

 stupor, use stimulants ; quinine in 15 to 20 grain doses, camphor and 

 Avhisky : also antisei)tics, chlorate of potassa, 1-drachm doses, or carbolic 

 acid 1-2 drachm doses in a pint of water. 



c. — Leucorrhoea^ Catarrh of the Womb or Vagina. 



The same general treatment is to be observed as in the foregoing. It 

 may be known by a whitish discharge from the vulva if caused by re> 

 tained afterbirth. Repeat the injection recommended for inflammation 

 «f the womb, daily, and keep up the system with tonics and good food. 



