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Hæmorrhage from the Uterus in a Cow
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The Veterinary J oUJ·nal HJEMORRHAGE FROM THE UTERUS IN A COW. Bv S . J. MOTTON, F .R.C .V.S. , P enzance.
A WEEK before the da te upon which she was due to calve for the fourth time a Guernsey cow was noticed to be showing slight pains, which the attendant considered were calving pains, and blood r an freely from her vulva. The pain and h cemorrhage ceased almost simultaneously about an hour after they were first noticed . Nothing further was observed until the day after her time for calving, when severe calving pains appeared , and blood again r an freely from the vulva. I saw the cow about two hours after the commencement of the second a ttack. On a rrival I was told tha t the pain was already less, and the hcemorrhage was now slight. E x ploration of the vagina revealed a large quantity of blood-clot, which occluded the passage . This was removed . until t he os uteri was reached. The os was fully dila ted, a nd more clot was removed from it and from the uterus until the calf was reached. The total a mount of clot removed about half-filled an ordinary stable bucket. The amniotic fluid had already escaped, and the calf, whose head h ad deviat ed t o the right fl ank of the cow, was easily delivered alive. More clot and some fluid followed the calf. Three hours la ter th e fce tal m embra nes were expelled. F orty-eight hours la ter the uterus was irrigated with normal saline solution, a nd recovery wa uneventful. DILATATION OF THE CERVICAL CANAL IN THE NONPREGNANT COW AND H E IFER. Bv J. F. D. T UTT, M.R.C.V .S., F.L.S ., F.Z .S., W incheste r.
THE condition a bout to be described is a very frequent one in cattle that constantly come into cestrum and will not become pregnant. In some inst ances there is a history of abortion, retained placenta or m etritis a t the last calving, and the condition h as been observed very frequently aft er the inj ection of a nti-abortion vaccine. In o ther instances there is no history of a ny abnormality a t the last calving. Examination of the os uteri will reveal closure, and there may be growths (cauliflower or warty) occluding the entra nce, or it may be uncomplica ted, being simply a closure. Normally the os should admit the index fin ger a t cestrum , except iiJ. heifers when a little force may be necessary. Operation. - The opera tion is a simple one, although in bad cases
The Veterinary J oUJ·nal HJEMORRHAGE FROM THE UTERUS IN A COW. Bv S . J. MOTTON, F .R.C .V.S. , P enzance.
A WEEK before the da te upon which she was due to calve for the fourth time a Guernsey cow was noticed to be showing slight pains, which the attendant considered were calving pains, and blood r an freely from her vulva. The pain and h cemorrhage ceased almost simultaneously about an hour after they were first noticed . Nothing further was observed until the day after her time for calving, when severe calving pains appeared , and blood again r an freely from the vulva. I saw the cow about two hours after the commencement of the second a ttack. On a rrival I was told tha t the pain was already less, and the hcemorrhage was now slight. E x ploration of the vagina revealed a large quantity of blood-clot, which occluded the passage . This was removed . until t he os uteri was reached. The os was fully dila ted, a nd more clot was removed from it and from the uterus until the calf was reached. The total a mount of clot removed about half-filled an ordinary stable bucket. The amniotic fluid had already escaped, and the calf, whose head h ad deviat ed t o the right fl ank of the cow, was easily delivered alive. More clot and some fluid followed the calf. Three hours la ter th e fce tal m embra nes were expelled. F orty-eight hours la ter the uterus was irrigated with normal saline solution, a nd recovery wa uneventful. DILATATION OF THE CERVICAL CANAL IN THE NONPREGNANT COW AND H E IFER. Bv J. F. D. T UTT, M.R.C.V .S., F.L.S ., F.Z .S., W incheste r.
THE condition a bout to be described is a very frequent one in cattle that constantly come into cestrum and will not become pregnant. In some inst ances there is a history of abortion, retained placenta or m etritis a t the last calving, and the condition h as been observed very frequently aft er the inj ection of a nti-abortion vaccine. In o ther instances there is no history of a ny abnormality a t the last calving. Examination of the os uteri will reveal closure, and there may be growths (cauliflower or warty) occluding the entra nce, or it may be uncomplica ted, being simply a closure. Normally the os should admit the index fin ger a t cestrum , except iiJ. heifers when a little force may be necessary. Operation. - The opera tion is a simple one, although in bad cases