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the weight of the protruding uterus, which was completely in¬ 
verted. 
History as follows : Mare had foaled one week previous 
without assistance or trouble. Had been doing well until the 
evening previous, when owner thought she had the colic, and 
turned her out to roll, but it soon proved to be something else. 
I gave morphia sulph., gr. x, hypodermically, and proceeded 
to cleanse the uterus with warm water and placed it on clean 
sacking. I now secured her front feet so she could not rise ; 
then with two assistants, one at the head and the other to help 
me, we proceeded to return the protruding organ, but the severe 
straining of the patient prevented, so I gave another injection 
of morphia, gr. viii, and waited a few minutes, when we made 
another unsuccessful attempt. The morphia had but little 
effect in preventing straining, so I placed a strong surcingle 
around the mare’s body just in front of the hips and drew it 
tight, which prevented severe straining, and then we replaced 
the uterus without further trouble. I kept my arm in the 
womb a short time, then allowed the mare to rise and walk to 
the stable, and made a floor of long planks, with the rear ends 
raised so as to cause her to stand with hind parts higher. She 
went to eating with a good relish. I prescribed aconite and 
fluid extract cannabis indica, to be given every two hours, and 
advised very light diet. The morphia caused dilatation of the 
pupil and full pulse, which I think was a benefit in the way of 
preventing straining after the return of the organ. I left with 
directions to loosen the surcingle as circumstances would per¬ 
mit. She made a rapid recovery and the foal suffered but little, 
as we let it run with her right along. 
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Dystokia , with Sequela to Mother and Calf 
Before leaving, however, a neighbor of my client called, re¬ 
questing me to go with him to see a cow which showed signs 
of labor the evening before, but had made little if any progress. 
I did so and found a fine Jersey cow standing quietly in the 
stable. On examining her vagina found front feet of foetus 
protruding, the head caught on the cow’s pelvis. That was 
easily straightened, but labor pains had ceased, and did not re¬ 
turn on manipulation. I now gave hypodermic injection of 
ext. ergot 3i; waited a few minutes and inserted my hand in 
vagina again, when labor vvas resumed, and with some assist¬ 
ance she was soon delivered of a fine large calf. I soon per¬ 
ceived the cow paid no attention to her offspring, so we rubbed 
it off nicely. I left, advising owner to give calf necessary as- 
