CASE OF DIFFICULT PARTURITION IN A MARE. 
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question that will naturally be asked, after the perusal of the 
account which has been here given is, Did the cow live ? It is 
satisfactory to be able to answer this in the affirmative. A fort- 
night after delivery the owner remarked, in reference to the 
animal, that “she never looked ower her shouther,” meaning 
that she was in the full enjoyment of health. Perhaps the 
Editors or some of our friends may be able to give some ex- 
planation of the cause of such a malformation, or, if not, must 
it be looked upon as one of the many impenetrable mysteries 
of nature ? 
A CASE OF DIFFICULT PARTURITION IN A 
MARE, FOLLOWED BY INFLAMMATORY 
(EDEMA AND PURPURA ELEMORRHAGICA. 
By Richard Hudson, Veterinary Student, Retford. 
On May 3rd, late at night, my father was sent for to see a 
mare belonging to John Holmes, Esq., of this place, corn 
merchant, &c., at his forest farm three miles away ; on arrival 
he found that parturition had so far advanced that the head 
and fore legs of the foetus were protruding from the vagina. 
The attendants had been uselessly dragging at the foal, until 
the shepherd on examination found that one hind leg only was 
in the passage, when they desisted, and sent for help. The 
mare was straining very heavily, bedewed with perspiration, 
and respiring quickly ; the off hind leg of the foal was turned 
upwards toward the croup of the mare, the other could not 
be felt at all ; the foal was dead, and my father at once cut it 
in two ; but in this case the foal could not be got out further 
than just clear of the shoulder-blades without increasing the 
injury already done to the mare, so that there was great 
difficulty experienced in pushing back the rest of the foal ; 
ultimately, however, delivery was effected. 
4th. — The vagina is much swollen, dark in colour within, 
and abraded ; but except straining, and the bowels not having 
acted, the mare shows no untoward symptoms, A 5iv physic 
ball was given, and the rectum carefully cleared ; the swelling 
and soreness evidently prevented the mare evacuating the 
bowels. 
5th. — Bowels acting nicely, and all going well ; pulse 56, 
soft, ears and extremities warm, and respiration easy : the 
mare strained a little, and passed her urine often and in very 
small quantities. 
