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stances have been recorded where such cows have successfully 

 bred. 



In order to overcome the extreme weakness after the extrac- 

 tion of the fetus, it is well that stimulants and tonics should be 

 administered for a few days. Full doses of strychnia, hypoderm- 

 ically, or strong coffee or other stimulants, as a drench, are 

 indicated. It is highly essential that the uterus should be 

 closely watched and involution favored in every way, in order to 

 guard against infection. The animal should be given good, 

 clean quarters, with abundant bedding, good and abundant food, 

 and every possible hygienic care, until fully convalescent. 



Dropsy of the Uterus. Hydrometra. 



Edema of the gravid uterus is extremely rare in domestic 

 animals and we find but one case recorded, which occurred in the 

 cow. In this instance, cited by Harms, a cow far advanced in 

 pregnancy showed symptoms of abdominal pain and died within 

 an hour. Post-mortem examination revealed a great infiltration 

 of the walls of the uterus, so that they had attained a thickness 

 of 8 to JO cm. Upon incision, the infiltrated fluid escaped. 



Dropsy of the Uterine Cavity. Ascitic Hydrometra. 



An accumulation of fluid between the chorion and uterine 

 walls is exceedingly rare and the few cases which are related 

 are not perfectly clear, but suggest that in some of them the 

 writer may have been dealing with hydramnios or hydrallantois. 

 It appears, however, that such a condition does rarely occur. 



Schutt'(Gurlt und Hertwig, Vol. 9, Page 199) relates a case 

 in which the animal was very feeble and recumbent much of the 

 time, but could get up with help. She groaned and was rest- 

 less ; respiration was somewhat labored ; her coat was rough and 

 her appetite poor. The abdomen was greatly enlarged. The 

 motions of the fetus could be distingished and it could also be 

 felt by ballottement. Finally the animal could not get up, and 

 perished. 



Post-mortem examination revealed a greatly distended uterus 

 with normal walls, fetus and membranes, but between the 

 chorion and uterus there were 30 quarts of clear, odorless fluid. 



Werner (Berliner Tierarztliche Wochenschrift, 1890, No. 52) 

 records a case in which, though the abdomen was increased in 



