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found an anterior presentation, with foetus lying on right 
ide, and neck flecked back over the shoulders, the head 
esting in the left flank of the mother and under the body of 
he foal; I could just reach the occipit with the tips of my 
ingers. The walls of the uterus were so forcibly and continu¬ 
ously contracted that any kind of manipulation seemed im- 
>ossible. After disarticulating the anterior extremities at the 
arpus and attaching ropes to the stubs, I replaced them ante- 
ior to the pelvic arch, and gained a little more room, then with 
mall forceps, made on the principle of common ice tongs, 
and which, by the way, are about the most serviceable little 
ontrivances in this class of our surgery that I have ever 
sed), placed on the neck, with ropes attached and drawn 
pon by my assistants, I finally succeeded in getting a normal 
resentation. The foal, however, was so large that very 
evere traction was required to deliver it, and considerable 
irritation to the parts had been unavoidable. When we 
nally succeeded in delivering the foal it was immediately 
ollowed by inversion of the womb (caused by the firm 
lacental attachment), but returned it with little trouble and 
emoved the placenta. 
The treatment following was similar to that prescribed for 
ie other cases. The next day our patient looked bright, 
ad some appetite, and from general appearances was doing 
fell, except an elevated temperature. On the second day 
iminitis had made its appearance in a most severe form and 
tie could not be induced to move. Temperature was 104°, 
ulse, 84°, respiration hurried, and an anxious expression of 
ice and eye. 
On the third day an exhaustive discharge was being 
irown off per vagina, tense, fevered swellings made their 
ppearance about the shoulders and extended down to the 
arpus, also around the stifles. These swellings were very - 
ainful, and she kept frequently putting her nose around and 
eking the swollen parts wherever they were in her reach. 
The feet had been well poulticed all the time since lamini- 
s made its appearance. At this stage I began whiskey and 
mchonidia. The injections were used every two hours, as the 
