290 VETERINARY STATE BOARD 



Give the treatment of postpartum hemorrhage. 



Slight hemorrhage requires little or no attention. Hasten in- 

 volution of the organ and at the same time check the hemorrhage 

 by the introduction of cold water or ice. Remove coagulated masses 

 of blood and administer ergot or other stimulants to favor involu- 

 tion. Severe hemorrhage should be treated by an intravenous 

 infusion of normal salt solution. 



Define and describe (a) vaginismus, (b) vaginitis. 



(a) A painful spasm of the vagina due to local hypersesthesia. 



(b) Inflammation of the vagina. 



Give the causes, symptoms and treatment of vaginitis. 



Causes : Injuries during the act of parturition and entrance of 

 infection; careless manipulations in assisting dystocia cases; irri- 

 tant drugs used as vaginal or uterine douches; uterine discharges 

 passing over the vaginal mucous membrane may, and usually do, 

 irritate the same. 



Symptoms: Swelling and inflammation of the vaginal mucous 

 membrane and a purulent, leucorrhoeal discharge. Defecation and 

 urination are often diiScult, owing to the pain in the parts. If 

 long standing, ulceration and necrosis may be present. 



Treatment: Irrigate the vagina with warm, mild, antiseptic 

 solutions ; 2 per cent, phenol or 1 per cent, lysol is useful. In mild 

 cases use a solution of sodium bicarbonate. In ulceration use silver 

 nitrate or Tr. iodine. 



Describe the symptoms and give the treatment of contagious vaginitis. 

 Granular venereal disease, or infectious granular vaginitis, is 

 a disease of cows which is especially characterized by the formation 

 of small granular elevations in the vulvar and posterior vaginal 

 mucosa. In addition, swelling of the vulvo-vaginal mucosa and 

 a mucopurulent discharge is observed. This disease is said by many 

 good authorities to be the chief cause of the so-called "infectious 

 abortion," and to be very extensively spread in this country. 

 The importance of the disease depends upon its many complications, 

 which are : abortion, retained placenta, septic metritis, septicsemia, 

 pyaemia, pyometra, cystic ovaries, persistent corpora lutea, etc. 



Treatment: Separate the well from the diseased; disinfect 

 stables; cleanse vulva and vagina of all discharges and disin- 

 fect these parts with a 0.5 per cent, solution of phenol. It would 

 be a wise prophylactic maasure to disinfect the sheath and penis 

 of each bull which has covered affected cows. 



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