Io2 VETERINARY OBSTETRICS. 
Treatment.—lf the foetal membranes have not been 
removed, have them taken away at once. Apply cold 
cloths, or ice bags, to the lumbar region; inject cold 
water into the rectum and womb, and _ internally 
administer styptics; and if the animal is weak, give 
stimulants. Should these fail, pass into the uterus a 
soft, clean cloth, or absorbent cotton tampon, saturated 
with a cold styptic solution; tincture of ergot, or 
ergotine, orally. As a revulsive, powerful counter- 
irritation may be tried over the chest wall. If the 
animal survives the acute stage, she should have food 
that is easy of digestion and assimilation, and stimu- 
lants for several days. - 
Retention of the Foetal Membranes. 
(Retentio Secundarum.) 
This is one of the commonest conditions following 
parturition, being often due to weakness, or to a 
degenerate condition of the uterine walls; it may 
be due to an injury to the walls of the uterus, and 
is common in animals that have aborted; in which 
case the os contracts before the membranes are 
expelled. It is sometimes due to morbid adhesions. 
This is very easily diagnosed. A portion of the 
membrane may be seen hanging from the inferior 
commisure of the vulva, the appearance of which will 
depend upon the length of time it has been there. 
The odor is characteristic, and the mass often gives 
rise to an amount of irritation, exhibited by the strain- 
ing and general uneasiness of the animal. In other 
cases, nothing can be seen while the animal is standing, 
