Veterinary obstetrics, including the diseases of breeding animals and of the new-born . of the Uterus in the Cow. One-half Revolution of the Gravid Uterus on its Long Axis at about the 7Th month ok Pregnancy. Lettering same as Fig. 114. Torsion of the Uterus 697 cause such a disturbance of the semi-pendulous organ as to causeit to revolve more or less completely upon its long axis. Any movement of the animal which might cause a sudden im-pact upon the gravid uterus, such as a fall, a severe slip, run-ning, jumping, or the jostling which animals get in transit uponrailway trains, may accidental
Veterinary obstetrics, including the diseases of breeding animals and of the new-born . of the Uterus in the Cow. One-half Revolution of the Gravid Uterus on its Long Axis at about the 7Th month ok Pregnancy. Lettering same as Fig. 114. Torsion of the Uterus 697 cause such a disturbance of the semi-pendulous organ as to causeit to revolve more or less completely upon its long axis. Any movement of the animal which might cause a sudden im-pact upon the gravid uterus, such as a fall, a severe slip, run-ning, jumping, or the jostling which animals get in transit uponrailway trains, may accidentally cause the gravid uterus torevolve upon its In one instance observed by us, a mare had the habit of climb-ing up the sides of a large stack of straw, and would then liedown in such a way that she was unable to get up except byrolling over backward. In several instances the owner was com-pelled to turn her over in this way and let her roll down the sideof the straw stack before she could regain her feet. When foal-ing time came she died because of torsion of the Fig. 116. The Mechanism of Torsion of the Uterus in the Cow,Complete Revolution of the Gravid Uterus atabout the 7th month of same as Fig. 114. 698 Veteriiiary Obstetrics The belief that the rolling of the animal, or some similar move-ment, such as a slip, which causes the body to very quickly re-volve to a slight degree, is the cause of torsion, is borne out bythe results of our most common form of handling of this diffi-culty, the rolling of the animal. Some believe that violent movements of the fetus exert aninfluence in the production of torsion, but this cannot be deter-mined. The fetus may move violently because of partial as-phyxia after the torsion has occurred, and this fact may bemistaken for the cause of the torsion. Symptoms. The symptoms of torsion of the uterus are notdiagnostic without the aid of an examination of the organ after the torsion occurs, the
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