Removing the Placenta 207 
remains attached to the walls of the uterus. When 
it is not removed, it decomposes and is discharged 
as a yellow or reddish fluid, having an extremely 
offensive odor. The discharge is most apparent 
when the cow is lying down or when she endeavors to 
pass urine. The tail and parts about the vulva are 
soiled by the fluid, which often contains lumps of 
decomposing material. The cow falls away in flesh, 
the milk flow is lessened and the animal presents a 
general unthrifty appearance. The placenta should 
not be left longer than the third day. To remove it, 
the cow should be confined by the head and an 
assistant should hold the tail to one side. It is a 
good plan to wind the free portion of the placenta 
upon a small stick, and roll the stick up until it 
reaches the vulva. The right hand and arm of the 
operator, well covered with carbolized oil, should be 
inserted into the uterus, following the placenta (which 
is easily distinguished from the surrounding tissues) 
by rolling the stick which is held in the left hand. 
The attachments of the placenta to the walls of the 
uterus can be worked loose with the fingers of the 
right hand and the whole membrane removed. 
EVERSION OF THE UTERUS 
This condition is commonly called “casting the 
weathers,” and is most frequently seen in the cow. It 
oceurs after calving, especially when there has been 
difficult labor and much irritation of the part. After 
the calf is born the cow continues to strain until the 
