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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 tonic 
medicine. 
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 
septicemia; nervous, paralytic, and tympanic forms of 
