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WM. H. QUIBBLE. 
CASES OF DIFFICULT PARTURITION. 
By Wm. H. Gkibble, D.V.S., Washington C. H., Ohio. 
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(A. paper read before the Ohio and Michigan Veterinary Societies). 
i have prepared, not an essay or an elaborate paper on 
any disease, but a few cases of identical nature which have 
come under our own observation; and ask your opinion as to 
the cause and effect of these cases, which we will term “ Dif¬ 
ficult Parturition, In-breeding and Monstrosities.” 
Case No. I.— Summoned early one morning to aid a heifer 
(first call). Found the animal m laboi, great straining, but 
no part of calf protruding. On examination, found a trans¬ 
verse presentation, vertical position ; and with great difficulty 
at examination finally decided that the head was uppermost, 
though not entirely satisfied of this fact , and after tedious 
manipulation found two feet. Here our trouble began, for 
as before stated, we had decided the head to be in a certain 
direction, but the feet now found, by the direction of the toes, 
decided us that they were those of the hind limbs. 
The animal was small and manipulation tiresome, but 
finally attached cords to these supposed hind feet, and with 
repeller above tried to bring about a posterior presentation. 
In this we failed, and on again making an examination after 
some pulling had been done, we found the bieasr of calf at 
pelvic opening with head and neck upwards and backwards; 
and delivery being impossible in this position, still believing 
the cords to be on the hind feet, we amputated the head and 
neck, and removed that part. While resting, supposing we 
still had plenty of work, what was our surprise to see the 
heifer expel the calf with scarcely any effort, and explain all 
our trouble at a glance. The foetus was a monstrosity, with 
the front and hind limbs, from carpal and tarsal joints down, 
reversed, points of toes of all four pointing posteriorly. 
The upper jaw was four inches shorter than the lower one, 
the nose proper being entirely absent. 
Case II.—Ten months after the previous case we were 
ao-ain called to the same farm and to aid the same cow. Ex- 
