80 CASES OF DIFFICULT PARTURITION IN THE COW. 
from the jaw and nose, and ropes were applied around the neck, 
and thus by a little force was the foetus extracted. 
The cow was afterwards put into a comfortable shed, and a rug 
thrown over her; a little gruel was allowed, and a gentle dose of 
carminative medicine was given daily for six days, at the ex¬ 
piration of which time the cow was convalescent. 
Case III.—September 28th, 1848, I was desired to see a cow 
belonging to Mr. Ibberson, Brightside-lane, near Sheffield, which 
had exhibited labour pains for twelve hours, and was at her full 
time. No part of the foetus was to be seen externally. The cow 
did not exhibit very acute pains, and was tolerably prepared for 
calving. On examination, I found it to be a breech presentation, 
with the hind legs down in the left side of the womb. I applied 
my forceps to the loose skin about the perineum, while an assistant 
gently pushed back the breech into the right side of the womb, to 
give room for getting up the legs, the hocks of which were soon 
brought well into the passage. The forceps were then released off 
the perineum, and applied lightly on the hock joint. Next, I took 
hold of the hock-joint where the blades of the forceps had hold, 
holding them within my hands, and gently pushing the hock into 
the right side of the womb, as far as possible. I now directed the 
assistant to close the forceps firmly on the hock, and hold them 
where they were. That done, I left hold of the hock, running my 
hand down the leg to the foot, which I grasped firmly. I now 
directed the assistant to release the forceps, whereby the foot was 
brought at once into the passage. The other leg was treated in 
the same way; and then both hind legs were roped, and force ap¬ 
plied to them; and in twenty minutes from the first commencement 
the calf was extracted. I ordered a cloth to be thrown over her, 
simple diet given for two or three days, leaving a dose of medicine, 
as before, to be given in an hour, and another the next da}"; and I 
told them to let me know if she did not go on right. I was in¬ 
formed in a few days after that the cow was “ doing well.” 
Case IV.—August the 6th, 1848, Mr. J. Smith, senior, Banner 
Cross, near Sheffield, desired my attendance to a cow which, he 
informed me, was calving before her proper time. On my arrival, 
I found one of the fore feet just in sight. On inquiry, Mr. S. in¬ 
formed me that the cow was within about a month of her full time 
of calving, and had dropped a calf six days ago tolerably easy; 
but since that time had not appeared well, though she had not 
shewn any symptoms of a second calf until the present day. On 
examination, one fore leg of the foetus was found in the passage, 
and the other, with the head, was down in the right side of the 
womb. The entire body was in a high state of emphysema and 
decomposition. I adopted the same method as in the other cases, in 
