When much force used in extracting the calf, it sometimes happens that
the womb falls out, or is inverted; and great care is required in
putting it back, so that it may remain in that situation.
_Treatment._--If the cow has calved during the night, in a cold
situation, and, from the exhausted state of the animal, we have reason
to suppose that the labor has been tedious, or that she has taken cold,
efforts must be made to restore the equilibrium. The following
restorative must be given:--
Motherwort tea, 2 quarts.
Hot drops, 1 table-spoonful.
Powdered cinnamon, 1 tea-spoonful.
Give a pint every ten minutes, and support the animal with flour gruel.
The uterus should be returned in the following manner: Place the cow in
such a position that the hind parts shall be higher than the fore. Wash
the uterus with warm water, into which sprinkle a small quantity of
powdered bayberry; remove any extraneous substance from the parts. A
linen cloth is then to be put under the womb, which is to be held by two
assistants. The cow should be made to rise, if lying down,--that being
the most favorable position,--and the operator is then to grasp the
mouth of the womb with both hands and return it. When so returned, one
hand is to be immediately withdrawn, while the other remains to prevent
that part from falling down again. The hand at liberty is then to grasp
another portion of the womb, which is to be pushed into the body, like
the former, and retained with one hand. This is to be repeated until the
whole of the womb is put back. If the womb does not contract, friction,
with a brush, around the belly and back, may excite contraction. An
attendant must, at the same time, apply a pad wetted with weak alum
water to the "shape," and keep it in close contact with the parts, while
the friction is going on. It is sometimes necessary to confine the pad
by a bandage.