The veterinary obstetrical compendium : for the farmer and breeder of livestock . ,.CUP-AND-BALL PESSARY. inciies in diameter; from this arises three stalks (B B B);these unite about six or seven inches from the ring into asingle stalk (T T), which is screwed from a little beyondthis union to the end. On this screwed portion moves atransverse piece (C C), by its middle opening or femalescrew (E); this piece has openings (G G) at its extremitiesin which are to be fastened straps or cords. To use it, thering and the three branches are dipped in melted wax, thencooled, and again and again


The veterinary obstetrical compendium : for the farmer and breeder of livestock . ,.CUP-AND-BALL PESSARY. inciies in diameter; from this arises three stalks (B B B);these unite about six or seven inches from the ring into asingle stalk (T T), which is screwed from a little beyondthis union to the end. On this screwed portion moves atransverse piece (C C), by its middle opening or femalescrew (E); this piece has openings (G G) at its extremitiesin which are to be fastened straps or cords. To use it, thering and the three branches are dipped in melted wax, thencooled, and again and again dipped and cooled, until the OBSTETRICS—Domesticated Animals. 225 instrumentl^has acquired a sufficient volume, and the mid-dle of the ring is reduced to about one and one-half prevents it injuring the genital organs, when it is to be. Fig. OF ROPE TRUSS WHICH EXTENDS AROUND THE VULVA. ,-; Fig. TRUSS APPLIED. appliedexactly in the same manner as the preceding pes-sary—the neck of the womb being in the center of the ring. After COMPLETE INVERSION of the WOMB thetruss is to be adopted and is preferred to any other methodfor the retention of the womb in its normal position. ROPE TRUSS.—The most useful and readily made 226 Obstetrics—Domesticated Animals. trusses are composed of light rope or thick cord—some-thing like a clothes-line, about thirty feet long, and a leath-er strap which buckles around the neck. In order to applythe bandage, the neck-strap or collar is first to be put on;the cord is then to be doubled in equal parts and putacross the back, behind the withers, so that each portionmay fall behind the shoulders, to be passed under the chestIn front of the chest, the two portions are crossed, the leftpassing to the right and the right to the left. Each side is


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