DISEASES FOLLOWING PARTURITION. 



DESCRIPTION OF PLATES. 



Plates XXII, XXIII: 



Illustrate various appliances used in prolapse or inversion of the uterus. The 

 uterus should first be returned to its proper situation and then some appa- 

 ratus applied to prevent a recurrence of the inversion or protrusion. 

 Plate XXII: 



Fig. 1. Crupper, strap truss — taken from Hill's Bovine Medicine and Surgery. 



Fig. 2. Renault's rope truss. The rope for this truss should be from 25 to 30 

 feet long and about the thickness of the little finger. 

 Plate XXIII: 



Fig. 1. Cow to which Delwart's rope truss has been applied. 



Fig. la. Shows the loop of Delwart's truss. 



Fig. 2. Zundel's labial sutures. These consist of two wires passed through 

 the lips of the vulva in a horizontal direction, and two additional wires 

 passed through the loops at the ends of the horizontal wires in order to 

 hold them in place. 



Fig. 3. Iron truss for holding the vagina or uterus in place after calving. 

 The cords are passed through the eyes at the corners of the triangular 

 iron; the base of the triangle fits under the tail. The truss is from 5 to 7 

 inches long and about 2-J- inches wide. 

 Plate XXIV: 



Fig. 1. Liithi's perforating sound, for opening the milk canal through the 

 teat when this has become occluded; A, the sound one-half the natural 

 size; B, section of head of sound, natural size, showing cutting edge. 



Fig. 2. Bistouri cache. A blade hidden in its sheath which by pressure of the 

 finger may be made to protrude a certain distance. This distance is 

 regulated by the screw near the handle. The instrument is used to open 

 the milk canal when closed up. It is introduced into the milk canal with 

 its blade in the sheath and withdrawn with the blade protruding. 



Fig. 3. Spring teat dilator, about one-half natural size, for dilating the milk 

 canal. 



Fig. 4. Ring teat syphon, for withdrawing milk when the teat is sore or 

 injured. 



Fig. 5. Guttapercha bougie, for dilating the opening of the teat. 



Fig. 6. Truss applied to calf for umbilical, or navel, hernia. From Fleming's 

 Veterinary Obstetrics. 



Fig. 7. Armatage's iron clam for umbilical, or navel, hernia. When this clam 

 is applied care must be taken not to include a portion of the bowel. 



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