510 SERO-PURULENT MATTER IN THE UTERUS OF A HEIFER. 
the uterus through the os uteri. I therefore forced my fore- 
finger through it, but, on withdrawing it, the os uteri con- 
tracted and nothing escaped. I then again introduced my 
finger, and on withdrawing it I pushed a female catheter into 
the orifice, and immediately there came out, in a very free 
stream, about two gallons of a sero-purulent fluid, of a cream 
colour, and having a very offensive odour. The parts about 
the vagina were then occasionally bathed with cold water, and 
the next morning she was turned out to grass. In a few 
days after, the straining had in a great measure ceased. 
19th. — This day I was passing, and saw her in the field 
straining a good deal. I had her fetched up, and again 
examined her. She is thinner in condition. Passing my 
hand up the rectum I found the uterus a good deal distended, 
but not to the extent as when I tapped it. The tumour was 
flatter, but quite as long, and I could distinctly feel the horns 
of the uterus. I then again, and in the same way as I had 
done before, tapped the uterus, and a similar fluid issued 
to the amount of a gallon. I could not detect the least 
indication of the remains of any foetus. Animal to be 
turned out again. 
October 7th. — I again saw her in the field, with her tail 
stretched straight out behind her. Had her fetched up. 
She is improved in condition. No swelling appears about 
the anus or vulva until she begins to strain. 
Mr. Tunnah, the bailiff, considers that she has very much 
improved in condition, and she has not strained so much as 
usual of late. On passing my hand up the rectum, I however, 
found the uterus very much distended, and again evacuated 
it, when about six quarts of fluid, similar to what came away 
before, escaped. She was then turned out into the field. 
October 2 1 st. — Saw her again. She was neither straining or 
erecting her tail, but feeding, and looking well, being also im- 
proved in condition. Thinking it advisable (if any fluid should 
be in it) to tap the uterus before it had attained so great a 
size as to produce straining and irritation, I had her brought 
up, and on passing my hand up the rectum I found the 
uterus to be distended, but not so much as before. I then 
passed the catheter through the os uteri, and there escaped 
about three quarts of a similar fluid to the former. She was 
afterwards turned out. 
November 15th. — Tapped her again, and removed about a 
gallon of the like fluid. I now injected into the uterus 51 of 
Solut. Calx Chlor., in about half a pint of water. It made her 
strain for a time, but this soon subsided. 
December 9th. —She has been going on very well since I 
