. The diseases of the genital organs of domestic animals. Veterinary medicine. Puerperal Diseases of the Uterus 555 complicate, and in many instances doubtless aggravate the disease already present. Septic metritis, as seen during the puerperal period, com- monly follows tardy parturition. There is metritis present during pregnancy which serves to cause a varying degree of uterine paresis. The expulsion of the fetus is tardy, re- quiring five to ten or more hours. Afterward the fetal membranes frequently remain incarcerated. The clinical evidences of endometritis, as described in the previous
. The diseases of the genital organs of domestic animals. Veterinary medicine. Puerperal Diseases of the Uterus 555 complicate, and in many instances doubtless aggravate the disease already present. Septic metritis, as seen during the puerperal period, com- monly follows tardy parturition. There is metritis present during pregnancy which serves to cause a varying degree of uterine paresis. The expulsion of the fetus is tardy, re- quiring five to ten or more hours. Afterward the fetal membranes frequently remain incarcerated. The clinical evidences of endometritis, as described in the previous arti- cle, are present. The endometritis, instead of undergoing rapid improvement as is commonly observed, becomes ag- gravated. The exudate in the uterus increases in volume and becomes fetid. It loses its bright scarlet color with the. Fig. 179—Septic Metritis, Uterus of Cow, with Great Thickening' of Walls. C, Cervical canal ; U, uterine cavity ; A, enlarged, thickened uterine arteries ; B, uterine body walls ; UC, 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 Williams, Walter Long, 1856-1945; Williams, Walter Wilkinson, 1892- joint author. Ithaca, N. Y. , The author
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