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in an instant of time the uterus acted with great violence, and 
half expelled the foal. We immediately took advantage of 
this, and with a tolerably vigorous pull brought the foetus 
away, with its head resting against its side. 
All attempts to get the filly up were ineffectual, and an 
examination showed that a rupture of the sacro-sciatic 
ligament on the right side, with other lesions, had taken 
place. I, however, did not despair of her recovery, and there-* 
fore gave her 
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mixed with some warm gruel, and ordered a mustard plaster 
to be placed upon her loins. In the afterpart of the day a 
mild aperient was administered, and she was ordered to have 
a mash diet, with a full allowance of gruel, &c. In two 
days she was on her legs, and tottering about the yard. 
Suffice it to say that she ultimately recovered, and though 
for two years the off quarter was less in size than the other, 
she ultimately got quite well, and had had two or three foals, 
after which 1 lost sffiht of her. 
Case 2.—March 30th.—I was sent for in haste to see a mare 
that could not foal. She was a hunter, and this was her first 
foal. On my arrival I found her standing. 
I placed two stout men, one on either side of her, with a 
sack under the body to keep her up. On examination, I 
found the foal lying on its back, with its head pressing 
against the brim of the pelvis, and the fore feet against the 
upper part of the uterus. I first placed cords on the fore 
feet, and committed them to the care of an assistant, with 
orders to use a little force. I then put my hand behind the 
head, and the assistant pulling at the same time, we were 
enabled to alter the position of the foal. As there were no 
parturient pains, additional assistance was procured, and we 
were soon enabled to extract a fine, lively, filly foal. Before, 
however, it was well quit of the vagina, the abdominal muscles 
acted so violently as to expel, not only its hind limbs, but the 
uterus also, and likewise a quantity of intestine. These were 
returned with difficulty, but having succeeded in so doing, I 
placed a truss upon the labia, to prevent a reprotrusion. In 
a short time, however, the mare died. A rupture of con¬ 
siderable extent was found, post-mortem, at the base of the 
uterus. The foal’s life was preserved. 
Case 3.— In Mav, 1851, I was called to a mare belonging 
to a poor carter, which had been kept at her daily work, but 
