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dilated, the head and feet of the foetus presenting. The intro¬ 
duction of the hand caused labor pains to set in. Assuring 
the owner that everything was all right. Von G. waited ten 
minutes, introduced his arm again, but, to his surprise, there 
was no indication of any presenting part in the cervix. He 
found a rent in the lower posterior segment of the uterus 
through which the foetus had slipped. An autopsy upon the 
slaughtered cow—the circumstances of the case rendering 
slaughter of the cow necessary—showed the foetus lying in the 
abdominal cavity and a large rent in the lower posterior seg¬ 
ment of the uterus 5 cm. from the cervix; this tear showed in 
its centre evidences of an old cicatrized rent, from which fresh 
and smaller bloody tears radiated right and left in all direc¬ 
tions. 
Case II.—On December 31, 1893, Von G. was summoned 
with the intelligence that a cow, which had calved October 
24, 1893, had been straining as if to pass something per vag- 
inam, but that nothing had yet appeared. On introduction of 
the hand into the vagina he withdrew a small foetus with the 
membranes entire. He then proceeded to wash out and dis¬ 
infect the uterus; in so doing he found on the upper posterior 
uterine wall, a rent four finger-breadths wide. As the uterus 
was entirely empty, the owner was advised not to kill the cow. 
The patient convalesced nicely and calved normally again on 
December 7, 1894.— Schweiz. Arch. Thierhlk. 
HEMATURIA IN A COW AS A RESULT OF DEGENERATION 
OF THE SPLEEN. 
The patient was a seven-year-old, non-pregnant, well-nour¬ 
ished cow intended for the market. Was found standing in 
her stall, back slightly arched, voiding a normal quantity of 
coffee brown urine. Respiration and circulation showed no 
impairment of function. She partook of food and drink with 
ordinary avidity. Temperature 39.6° C. A small swelling 
was found behind the last rib. Pressure on the loins elicited 
pains which she tried to avoid by drawing in her flanks. 
Post Mortem .—Excepting the spleen all organs were nor- 
