. Fig. 214.—Retained Placenta in Ewe. C, Chorion ; U, uterus ; /, fetal (above) and maternal cotyledons (below) showincr hemorrlngic placentae ; 2, cross section through fetal and maternal cotj-ledons, showing narrow neck of fetal portion ; 7, fetal cotyledon de- taclied from uterus and showing at its base a hemorrhagic zone ; 5, uterine cotyledon everted ; 6, uterine cotyledon with fetal placenta removed. manual examination of the interior of the uterus. The diag- nosis must then rest upon the presence of the metritic dis- charge, usually dark red, sanious, mixed with necrotic pla- cental fra
. Fig. 214.—Retained Placenta in Ewe. C, Chorion ; U, uterus ; /, fetal (above) and maternal cotyledons (below) showincr hemorrlngic placentae ; 2, cross section through fetal and maternal cotj-ledons, showing narrow neck of fetal portion ; 7, fetal cotyledon de- taclied from uterus and showing at its base a hemorrhagic zone ; 5, uterine cotyledon everted ; 6, uterine cotyledon with fetal placenta removed. manual examination of the interior of the uterus. The diag- nosis must then rest upon the presence of the metritic dis- charge, usually dark red, sanious, mixed with necrotic pla- cental fragments, and fetid. The diagnosis is clear enough as to metritis, but not as clear, except for the placental frag- ments, as to retained placenta. The differentiation, however, between metritis with or without placental retention is not profoundly important. They possess essentially the same dangers and call for analogous handling.
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