. Fig. 186—Pyometra. /, Vagina ; 2, cervix ; j, cornual cavity filled with pus ; 4, central corpus luteuin of pyometra; 5 (insert) corpus luteum of pregnancy. flabby uterus into or near to the pelvis and tenses it in a manner which facilitates proper palpation. The diagnosis is to be completed finally by douching the uterus. If the case is exceedingly complex or the examiner unfamiliar with the disease, he should be on the alert re- garding the presence of a uterine seal. If this appears to be present, he should study the case more in detail by rectal exploration. He must not accept the histor


. Fig. 186—Pyometra. /, Vagina ; 2, cervix ; j, cornual cavity filled with pus ; 4, central corpus luteuin of pyometra; 5 (insert) corpus luteum of pregnancy. flabby uterus into or near to the pelvis and tenses it in a manner which facilitates proper palpation. The diagnosis is to be completed finally by douching the uterus. If the case is exceedingly complex or the examiner unfamiliar with the disease, he should be on the alert re- garding the presence of a uterine seal. If this appears to be present, he should study the case more in detail by rectal exploration. He must not accept the history given by the owner that the animal has not been bred since the termina- tion of a prior stated pregnancy. Owners, however care- ful, do not always know. The veterinarian must accept the history given by the owner so long as it aids, but must not be led into error, A false uterine seal occurs in cervicitis,


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