PARTURITION. 



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Fie. 1083. — Unnatural Presentation. 



placed, thus cre- 

 ating a serious dif- 

 ficulty. Fig. 1083 

 shows such a com- 

 plication, in which 

 there is a posterior 

 presentation with 

 one hind leg be- 

 neath the body. 

 Fig- ,1084 shows 

 another malpres- 

 entation, but one 

 not so difficult for 

 the practitioner. 



In a natural pres- 

 entation the head 

 and fore feet ap- 

 pear first, the head 

 being between the 

 fore legs, and the back upward. If there is reason to suspect an un- 

 natural presentation, a manual examination must be made, and the 

 nature of the presentation determined. In making this examina- 

 tion, the hand and arm should be thoroughly anointed, with oil or 



lard, and intro- 

 duced into the va- 

 gina between the 

 pains, or while the 

 cow is standing. If 

 one fore foot only 

 and the head ap- 

 pear, or both fore 

 feet without the 

 head, or the head 

 without the feet, or 

 one hind foot ap- 

 pears alone, an ex- 

 amination must be 

 made to ascertain 

 the; position of the 

 missing member. 

 Whatever part is 

 Fra. 1084.— Unnatural Presenurtfoa. presented should 



