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caiising maternal anxiety and a disturbance of the central nervous 

 system. 



Treatment: — Keep patient with her foal in quiet, comfortable 

 quarters. Bloodletting is beneficial in early stages. Control spasms 

 by administering large doses of the fluid extract of belladonna and 

 cannabis indica. 



Define endometritis. Give causes, symptoms and treatment of acute 

 endometritis. 



Endometritis is an inflammation of the mucous liniag of the 

 uterus. It may be acute or chronic. 



Causes: Retention of fetal membranes or of a decomposed 

 foetus; infection of wounds occurring during parturition from em- 

 bryotomy operations or otherwise ; introduction of infection through 

 careless manipulations of attendants. The disease very often fol- 

 lows a prolapse of the uterus for obvious reasons. In the case of a 

 mare which recently came under the observation of the writer, the 

 cause was attributed to the repeated attentions forced upon her by 

 a eryptorchid stallion which consorted with her in pasture. 



Symptoms: Fever, tenderness of the abdomen, stifiCness of the 

 gait due to laminitis, which is usually present, a reddish-gray, floc- 

 culent, fostid discharge from the vulva, a large amount of the same 

 material in the uterus, thickening of the uterine walls, increased 

 frequency of pulse and respiration. The patient may remain in a 

 standing or a recumbent position. 



Treatment : Cleanse the uterine cavity by irrigating with warm, 

 sterile water. Be sure to remove all fragments of placenta and 

 accumulated discharges; continue the irrigation until the expelled 

 water is clear. Then inject two or three gallons of a 1-1000 solution 

 of potassium permanganate. Repeat this medication daily until 

 the discharge changes to a healthy mucus, then gradually withdraw 

 treatment. If the condition of the patient requires them, stimulants 

 and antipyretics such as digitalis, quinine, and alcohol may be given. 



Give the symptoms and treatment of leucorrhoea. 



The term "leucorrhoea," meaning "white flow," is applied to a 

 whitish, viscid discharge from the vagitia and uterine cavity. It is 

 symptomatic of chronic inflammation of these parts (chronic endo- 

 metritis). The discharge is usually intermittent, occurring during 

 micturition or when straining. 



The appetite may be good, but emaciation advances. The mucous 

 membrane of the genital canal is pale or, in some cases, red and 

 roughened by granulations. 



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