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also stated that she was in labor for about ten hours. I called 
and found the presentation almost as he had described it to me. 
The neck was flexed downward and backward between the fore 
legs in the direction of the foetus. The chin touched the floor 
of the foetal abdomen. The owner had tried to deliver the foetus 
in this position, as he had already failed in trying to obtain the 
normal presentation. The foetus was wedged into the pelvic 
cavity so tightly and so firmly that it seemed an utter impossi¬ 
bility to force the foetus back. With extreme force the foetus 
was at last forced back and the normal position obtained, after 
which parturition took place with but little difficulty. Being 
fatigued I did not remove the placenta, and I told the owner 
not to interfere with it, as it would pass in a short time. He 
called on the third day afterward and said the placenta was as 
he termed it, rotten. He said he became anxious after I had 
left, because in two hours the placenta was not expelled, and he 
had given her in all § i of Extract Ergot FI. I called and 
found the exposed portion of placenta undergoing putrafactive 
changes. After considerable labor the os was dilated and the 
placenta removed. The patient would not eat and appeared 
weak and exhausted. I left instructions as to injecting antisep¬ 
tics into uterus, as a foul odor eminated from the vagina, also 
gave instructions as to feeding with gruel, milk, eggs and whis¬ 
key. I left and heard no more of her until the 28th of August, 
when the owner came into my office and rather surprised me by 
saying that his cow had a hole in her belly on left side and that 
food was coming out of it and dropping on the ground. Had 
noticed for a week or so a slight swelling on side with black 
spot in centre, but on account of its trifling appearance paid no 
attention to it. I called that afternoon and found her in a re¬ 
cumbent position, lying on her left side and ruminating. The 
owner called her, she assumed the standing position, walked 
over to him and ate an apple out of his hand. 
Following is the History .—Patient was sickly after I removed 
placenta, would not eat or drink, had to be fed on gruel, eggs 
and milk for two weeks afterward, after which she began to 
