52 VETERINARY OBSTETRICS. 



and lead to abortion, which, however, frequently 

 follows this condition. 



Prolapsus Vaginae (ante-partum). 



This consists of a forcing backwards of the vagina 

 by the gravid uterus. The condition has been observed 

 most frequently in the Cow and Ewe ; rarely in the 

 Mare and Bitch. It is peculiar to pregnancy, and may 

 occur in well formed animals, in which the tissues of 

 the genital organs are soft and relaxed — animals of 

 lymphatic temperament, with a wide pelvis, and which 

 may be fed on bulky, but innutritions food. Falls, 

 injuries, distension of the rumen, etc., are all probable 

 causes of this condition in the pregnant animal. 



Prolapsus of the vagina is most frequently observed 

 after the third or fourth gestation, and at the end of 

 the seventh or eighth month. It is rare in primiparae. 



The following case has just recently come under 

 my observation : A Cow at pasture was noticed to have 

 inversion of the vagina, but the lad (a colored boy) 

 forgot to mention the fact to the owner, and when I 

 was called to the case, the condition had been in 

 existence at least six days. The tumor was about the 

 size of a man's head, and in a very unfavorable 

 condition for reduction. This, however, I accomplished^ 

 after bathing with a warm antiseptic solution {creolin), 

 and lubricating. A truss was then adjusted, and no 

 further inversion occurred. 



The presumption was, that the animal had aborted, 

 on account of some injury while at pasture, the vaginal 

 prolapse following that accident. About a week. 



