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and consistency, and the cow standing, straining being checked by 

 pinching the back, a sheet is held by two men so as to sustain the 

 everted womb and raise it to the level of the vulva. It is now sponged 

 clean with cold water, the cold being useful in driving out the blood 

 and reducing the bulk, and finally it may be sponged over with 

 laudanum or with a weak solution of carbolic acid (1 dram to 1 quart 

 water). 



The closed fist may now be planted in the rounded end of the largest 

 horn and pushed on so as to turn it back within itself and carry it on 

 through the vagina, the other hand being used meanwhile to assist in 

 the inversion and in pushing the different masses in succession 

 within the lips of the vulva. In case of failure, resort should be had 

 at once to a plan which I have successfully followed for many years. 

 Take a long linen or cotton bandage, 5 or 6 inches wide, and wind it 

 around the protruding womb as tightly as it can be drawn, beginning 

 at the free end and gradually covering the entire mass up to the vulva. 

 By this means the greater part of the blood will be forced out of the organ 

 and its bulk greatly reduced, so that its reduction is much facilitated. 

 An additional advantage is found in the protection given to the womb 

 by its investing bandage while it is being pushed forward into the 

 vagina and abdomen. In manipulating the exposed womb there is 

 always danger of laceration, but when the organ is covered with a 

 sheet it is next to impossible to tear it. The subsequent manipula- 

 tion is as in the other case, by pushing the blind end forward within 

 itself with the closed fist and carrying this on through the vagina 

 into the abdomen with the constant assistance of the other hand. It 

 will often be found convenient to use the edge of the left hand to 

 push the outer part of the protruding mass inside the lips of the vulva, 

 while the right hand and arm are carrying the central portions for- 

 ward through the vagina. An intelligent assistant, pushing with the 

 palms of both hands on the outer portion of the mass, will also afford 

 material assistance. As the womb is turned within itself the wrap- 

 ping bandage will gradually loosen, but once the great mass has 

 entered the passages it is easy to compel the rest to follow, and the 

 compression by the bandage is no longer so important. When the 

 womb is fully replaced the bandage is left in its interior in a series of 

 loose folds, and can be easily withdrawn. It is well to move the hand 

 from side to side to insure that the two horns of the womb are fully 

 extended and on about the same level before withdrawing the arm 

 and applying a truss. 



When the womb has been long everted and is gorged with blood, 

 inflamed, and friable there is often the additional disadvantage that 

 the animal is unable or unwilling to rise. When lying down the 

 straining can not be controlled so effectually, and the compression of 



