. Bovine obstetrics. Veterinary obstetrics. 322 BOVINE OBSTETRICS Trusses are variously shaped. Thej mostly consist of ropes lying on eitlier side of tlie vulva and pressing against it, secured to a surcingle. The adjoining drawings show some of those employed (figs. 75, 77). Lund constructed a very practical truss (fig. 76), Bräuer's truss is used in cows where the vulva and anus lie deeply between the ischial tuberosities. The instrument for this purpose is well concaved. Although these trusses are com- monly used in practice, I prefer to suture the vulva. The latter is more likely to preven
. Bovine obstetrics. Veterinary obstetrics. 322 BOVINE OBSTETRICS Trusses are variously shaped. Thej mostly consist of ropes lying on eitlier side of tlie vulva and pressing against it, secured to a surcingle. The adjoining drawings show some of those employed (figs. 75, 77). Lund constructed a very practical truss (fig. 76), Bräuer's truss is used in cows where the vulva and anus lie deeply between the ischial tuberosities. The instrument for this purpose is well concaved. Although these trusses are com- monly used in practice, I prefer to suture the vulva. The latter is more likely to prevent a prolapsus, when the stitches are. Fig. 77.—Truss commonly used in Holland. inserted sufficiently far from the free border of the vulva, than trusses which are easily displaced and get loose when the cow strains, and it happens that a portion of the inverted uterus passes by the truss. Another great disadvantage of trusses is the fact that they must remain for several days, eventually becoming a mass of manure. AMPUTATION OP THE UTERUS (aMPUTATIO UTERI). Indications.—1. Gangrene of the uterus. Previous to this it was pointed out that not every black spot upon the uterine. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bruin, M. G. de; Wyman, Willy Edward Alexander, tr. New York, W. R. Jenkins
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