188 DISEASES OF CATTLE. 



HEAD BENT DOWN BENEATH THE NECK. 



In this case, with drooping belly and womb allowing the brim of the 

 pelvis to form a ridge, the advancing calf, having unduly depressed 

 its nose, strikes it on the brim of the pelvis, and the neck advancing, 

 the head is bent back and the poll and ears either enter the pelvis or 

 strike against its brim. The two forefeet present, but they make no 

 progress, and the oiled hand introduced can detect no head until the 

 poll is felt at the entrance of the pelvis, between the forearms. The 

 two forefeet must be fixed with running nooses and dragged on mod- 

 erately while the oiled hand seeks to bring up the head. The hand 

 is slid down over the forehead and brim of the pelvis until the nose is 

 reached, when it is passed into the mouth, the muzzle resting in the 

 palm of the hand. The legs are now pushed upon, and in the space 

 thus gained the muzzle is drawn up so as to enter it into the pelvis. 

 In doing this the operator must carefully see that 'the mouth does not 

 drop open so that the sharp front teeth cut through the floor of the 

 womb. Should this danger threaten, the hand should be made to 

 cover the lower jaw as well. The lessened security of the hold is 

 more than compensated by the safety of the procedure. With the 

 nose in the pelvis, it has only to be drawn forward and the parturition 

 is natural. 



HEAD BENT DOWN BENEATH THE BREAST. 



This is an exaggerated condition, of that last named. The "head, 

 arrested by the brim of the pelvis and already bent back on the neck, 

 is pressed farther with each successive throe until it has passed 

 between the fore legs and lodges beneath the breast bone. (PL XVI, 

 fig. 4.) On examination, the narrow upper border of the neck is felt 

 between the forearms, but as a rule the head is out of reach below. 

 Keeping the hand on the neck and dragging on the feet by the aid of 

 ropes, the hand may come to touch and seize the ear, or, still better, 

 one or two fingers may be inserted into the orbit of the eye. 



Then, in pushing back upon the limbs, with or without the aid of a 

 repeller applied against the shoulder, space may be secured to draw 

 the head into a vertical position, and even to slip down the hand so 

 as to seize the nose. Should it prove impossible to draw up the head 

 with the unassisted fingers, a blunt hook (PL XXI, fig. 6) may be 

 inserted into the orbit, on which an assistant may drag while another 

 pushes upon the limbs or repeller. Meanwhile the operator may 

 secure an opportunity of reaching and seizing the nose or of passing 

 a blunt hook into the angle of the mouth. Success will be better 

 assured if two hooks (PL XXI, fig. 7) are inserted in the two orbits, 

 so as to draw up the head more evenly. In other cases a noose may 

 be placed on the upper jaw, or even around both jaws, and traction 

 made upon this and on the hooks in the orbits while the legs are 

 pushed back, and while the operator pushes back on the poll or fore- 



