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■quarters a little. Reduce any fever present, and give 

 sedatives. Regulate the bowels, and give antiseptics 

 internally. Wash out the uterus twice daily with a hot 

 antiseptic douche. Hot blankets should be applied round 

 the quarters, and fixed so that they cannot be easily 

 displaced. Some recommend a blister as a revulsive. 

 If the appetite is not lost, the food given should be of 

 an easily digestible nature. If the patient is unable to 

 rise, she should be turned every four to six hours. 

 When the acute symptoms have disappeared, an 

 astringent may be added to the antiseptic solution. 

 Tonics and stimulants should be given internally, and 

 exercise as soon as possible. 



In the sub-acute form, the symptoms are, as a rule, 

 confined to the uterus, and there is little constitutional 

 disturbance. 



Treatment. — Use astringent and antiseptic douches, 

 and give antiseptic and tonic medicine internally. 



In either form of the disease, if the animal appears 

 to be suffering acutely, add an anodyne to the injections. 



In Sheep, septic metritis of an acute nature is 

 common, and Is believed in many cases to be due to 

 infection carried by the shepherd from one ewe to 

 another at parturition. 



The treatment is similar to that employed in cattle, 

 but the use of hot blankets is not practicable. Remove 

 the wool, and apply an external stimulant to the 



quarters. 



Leucorrhoea. 



This is a sub-acute catarrhal inflammation of the 

 mucous-membrane of the uterus or vagina, or both. It 



