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Give the treatment of rigidity of the os uteri. 



Inject warm, emollient liquids into the vagina. Some authorities 

 recommend smearing the os uteri with extract of belladonna. Local 

 anaesthetics, such as cocaine and stovaine, might be useful. Manual 

 or instrumental dilatation of the os is probably the best method to 

 overcome this condition. 



Diseases Incident to Pregnancy and Labor 

 Name the most prominent diseases following parturition. 



Retention of the after-birth, postpartum hemorrhage, rupture of 

 the uterus, rupture of the vagina, eversion of the uterus, prolapse of 

 the vagina, septic metritis and peritonitis, parturient eclampsia, 

 parturient apoplexy, mammitis and laminitis. 



What diseases are incidental to pregnancy? 



Osteomalacia, dropsy of the fetal membranes, paraplegia, rup- 

 ture of the uterus, prolapse of the vagina, metrorrhagia, abortion 

 (sporadic and infectious). 



Name five diseases following parturition in the cow that may prove 

 serious. 

 Septic metritis, septic peritonitis, uterine prolapse, parturient 

 paresis, puerperal septicaemia. 



Give the diagnosis of dead foetus in utero. 



The symptoms may vary, depending upon whether mummifi- 

 cation or putrid decomposition occurs. In the former condition, no 

 special symptoms are noted ; the cow, to all appearances, is in good 

 health, she continues to fatten, the abdomen does not increase in 

 size, the udder fails to develop, and, at the time for delivery, no signs 

 of parturition appear. Examination per rectum will reveal the 

 hard, unyielding mass. 



Putrid decomposition of the foetus may be manifested by expul- 

 sion of portions of it through the vagina, an artificial opening in the 

 abdominal wall, or the intestinal tract. The patient is greatly de- 

 pressed, refuses food, and shows symptoms of septicaemia. Examina- 

 tion of the uterus per rectum or per vaginam will disclose the 

 abnormal condition. 



Give the causes and treatment of hydrops uteri. 



Hydrops uteri, or hydrometra, is a very rare condition. Two 

 forms are described, viz., oedema of the uterine walls and an accumu- 

 lation of fluid between the chorion and the uterine walls. The 

 cause is not well understood, but may be attributed to circulatory 

 disturbances. 



