870 Veterinary Obstetrics 



In a second case, observed in our private practice, an imported 

 French draft mare, aged four years, had given birth to her first 

 foal without difficulty, but was unable to get up. Having been 

 called, we placed slings under the patient and helped her to her- 

 feet, but she could not stand on the hind limbs because they im- 

 mediately parted and she tended to drop upon her pubis. If a 

 man would hold the feet in adduction, she could stand without 

 difficulty. The slings were properly adjusted and the two hind 

 feet tied together, after which she stood comfortably and with- 

 out difficulty. After three days, upon the removal of the 

 slings, it was found that she could walk with but little difficulty. 

 She made a rapid and complete recovery. 



The handling of contusions of the obturator nerve should con- 

 sist of the application of slings, and the feet should be tied to- 

 gether to prevent abduction. Later, electricity may prove use- 

 ful, one electrode being applied over the loins, the other to the 

 inside of the thigh. 



