EVERSION OF THE UTERUS. 
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you can smooth out all wrinkles in the body, and leave the end 
of a horn tucked into and towards the body, and you will have 
the animal strain until the whole is again everted. After every 
part is in the best possible position we can place it. I then pour 
pure creolin on my hand and pass my hand over the mucous 
membrane of the uterus, as I think it bad practice to inject fluid 
disinfectants at this period, as the fluid often starts up the strain- 
ing, while the creolin mixes with the secretions, making the 
cavity aseptic. 
Retention .—There are several means of retention, but I have 
decided upon two ways as 7 being the best and safest: they are 
sutures and the pessary. 
Of course there are many cases that by raising thediind parts 
• and letting the animal stand on manure, etc., will be all that is re¬ 
quired; also the application of a truss might suffice, but I would 
never trust a case to these methods. I have used the pessary 
in about one half of my cases, with an occassional failure. Once 
by the pessary rupturing the uterus, and twice by the pessary 
being thrown out with the uterus, but in most cases it answers 
very well. I will first describe my mode of application. 
An old spade or manure fork handle make a good pessary. 
Cut the handle off about eighteen inches in length, pad the end 
with oakum and cover with a cloth, making the padded end 
about four inches in diameter; cover the whole pessary with car- 
bolized oil. Have a rope about forty feet in length, tie the 
middle of the rope to the handle of the pessary, place the padded 
end in the uterus, pass the ropes each side of the tail, tie a knot 
over the croup, pass the ropes to the withers, tie them together, 
now pass the rope each side of the neck, tying them together in 
front of the sternum, pass the ropes between the front legs, then 
each side of the body, and through one rope that runs along the 
back (each rope taking a separate rope along the back). Now 
pass the rope between the udder and hind leg on each side, then 
up to the handle of the pessary, drawing the pessary into the 
uterus until the handle touches the vulva. By tying a pessary in 
this manner it will rarely be thrown out or injure the animal. 
