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now you will say: oh! I can cite you a number of cases 
where more force than that had been used and with no bad 
results. Yes, and I can show more cases where two men 
have ruined the animal than favorable ones. And as for 
pulleys, etc., they are most decidedly dangerous to the 
mother, also cruel, unless used under an anassthetic; and 
where the foetus is of more value than the mother, or where 
the an mal being a mare, the caesarean operation is equally 
fatal. 
Now you can see that I am not much of an advocate of 
force. I am more of an advocate ol correct presentation and 
position. Gentlemen, you cannot place too much stress upon 
this one point. I have seen too many cases where several 
men have been pulling the poor animal around the stable for 
hours, when by repelling and rectifying a malposition, one 
man easily delivered the foetus. Now this is the chief point 
with this paper : never pull on the foetus until it is placed in 
proper position ; this pulling on a foetus before position is 
rectified, jams it into the pelvis, and this irritation produc¬ 
ing spasms of the uterus throws it into tonic contractions, 
causing such a condition that an experienced obstetrician may 
be unable to relieve. 
The means of attachment are made by the rope, hooks and 
forceps ; make it a rule to cord all parts presenting before 
rectifying a malposition. I use cords about four feet long to 
attach to the fetlocks; there should be a loop at one end to 
make a slip-knot, one rope for the head halter (Binz) should 
be seven or eight feet long. I find that Binz’s halter is the 
easiest to apply. The manner of pulling on the cord has a 
great deal to do with our success. Never have constant trac¬ 
tion ; pull by changing the direction of the traction, first 
upward toward the tail, then changing downward, the opera¬ 
tor always guiding the parts of the foetus. If the animal has 
been in labor some time, and the ammotic fluid has escaped, 
inject some bland fluid into the uterus, then lubricate the 
vagina with oil or lard before attempting to deliver the foetus. 
Now, after rectifying all malpositions, you find that either the 
size of the foetus, or deformity of the pelvis of the mother, 
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