g2 VETERINARY OBSTETRICS, 
Hernia of the Uterus. 
This condition is seldom seen; is easily detected in 
the Mare and Cow, but difficult to detect in the Bitch, 
in which animal it is probably more common than in 
the other two named. It is often caused by an acci- 
dent at some period of pregnancy. The abdominal 
Fic. 40. 
UTERINE HERNIA. 
A, B, Hernial Tumor; C, Teat carried down by Tumor. 
muscles become ruptured, the uterus and its contents 
passing through; and development of the foetus may 
go on in this situation, or may be at once stopped. 
The condition will be recognized by the history, 
manipulation, and the general appearance, and the 
presentation of the foetus will be ascertained in the 
usual way. 
