I 1 6 VETERINARY OBSTETRICS. 



is most common in pregnant animals, but may remain.' 

 after parturition, and sometimes it is only seen at that 

 period. 



The causes are, copulation with an infected male, 

 injury to any part of the passage, a case of neglected 

 metritis, or the morbid products from retained 

 membranes. 



Symptoms. — An almost continuous discharge from, 

 the vulva of a glary white fluid, having a creamy- 

 consistence and an offensive odor. The animal may- 

 occasionally strain, when the discharge is most plentiful; 

 indifferent appetite ; harsh, dry coat ; loss of condition ; 

 hollow appearance at the eyes, and all the symptoms of 

 anaemia are present. 



Treatment. — Wash out the uterus and the passage 

 daily with antiseptics first, and afterwards astringents. 

 The animal should have good food, and a plentiful 

 supply of it, and she should have a course of tonia 

 medicine. The yeast treatment (mentioned under 

 Abortioii) has been used with satisfactory results. 



Parturient Apoplexy— Milk Fever. 



So numerous and diverse are the opinions with 

 regard to the nature of this disease, that we will have 

 to refer our readers to the larger works on obstetrics 

 and pathology, in which the. different theories, both 

 ancient and modern, are discussed. 



As evidence of the difference of opinion which has 

 existed and still prevails, the following designations for 

 the disease will go to show : vitulary fever, milk fever, 

 parturition fever, • puerperal fever; inflammatory 

 septicaemia ; nervous, paralytic and tympanic forms of 



