CHAPTER XL 

 DISEASES OF THE OEGAl^S OF GENEEATIOK 



General causes. Inflammation of the testicle. Dropsy of the scrotum, 

 Hydrocele. Water stones. Tumors of the sheath. Disease of the penis. 

 Ulcers of the penis. Castration of males. Evil results of castration. 

 Strangulated cord. Swelling of the sheath. Phymosis. Paraphymosis. 

 Tumor on the spermatic cord. Castration of females. Castration of male 

 birds. Abortion. Difficult parturition. Premature labor pains. Induration 

 of the neck of the womb. Twisting of the neck of the womb. Polypus in 

 the vagina. Wrong presentations, deformities, etc. Maxims for assisting in 

 difficult parturition. Anterior presentation with head or fore limb turned 

 back. Posterior presentation with one or both hind limbs turned back. 

 With water in the head or abdomen. Disorders following parturition. 

 Flooding. Retained afterbirth. Leucorrhoea, catarrh of the womb or va- 

 gina. Eversion of the womb or vagina. Inflammation of the womb, Metri- 

 tis. Parturition fever, milk fever, parturient apoplexy. 



Are mostly confined to breeding and dairying districts. 

 They are largely obviated by castration and the Tirgin 

 condition. Amongst the principal causes may be men- 

 tioned mechanical injuries, excitement and irritation ac- 

 companying coition, gestation, parturition, over-officioua 

 or iU-directed assistance in delivery, a very rich or poor 

 diet, tuberculosis, poisons, (ergot, savin, rue, cantharides, 

 etc.,) sympathetic irritation from excessive milking, from 

 disease or injury of the mammary glands, of the urinary 

 organs or of the rectum. 



INFLAMMATION OF THE TESTICLE. 



Occurs mainly from external injury, though it may be 

 roused by excessive copulation, or by glanderous deposit 

 or other diseased process in the organ. The animal moves 



