Veterinary obstetrics, including the diseases of breeding animals and of the new-born . terinary Obstetrics of the uterus becomes inflamed, and fiuallj- tends to adhere toother portions of the peritoneum with which it comes in contact,so that in one case observed by us, almost the entire peritonealsurface of the uterus was very firmly adherent to the intestines,rumen, bladder and abdominal walls. In addition to these ad-hesions, in severe cases, the peritoneal cavity contains an abnor-mal amount of a reddish-colored serum. Not only does the uterus become adherent to surroundingorgans and tissu
Veterinary obstetrics, including the diseases of breeding animals and of the new-born . terinary Obstetrics of the uterus becomes inflamed, and fiuallj- tends to adhere toother portions of the peritoneum with which it comes in contact,so that in one case observed by us, almost the entire peritonealsurface of the uterus was very firmly adherent to the intestines,rumen, bladder and abdominal walls. In addition to these ad-hesions, in severe cases, the peritoneal cavity contains an abnor-mal amount of a reddish-colored serum. Not only does the uterus become adherent to surroundingorgans and tissues, but one part of the organ becomes firmly ad-herent to another part of it or to its broad ligaments, especiallyabout the cervix, so that even if the rest of the organ is free fromadhesions it may be difficult to untwist it because of adhesionsexisting between the coils in the twisted portion When the torsion continues to an extreme degree, the organand its broad ligaments give way, and the uterus, with its con-tents, becomes almost or wholly detached and lies free within. Followed by transverse rupture of the vagina and sloughing of theputrid fetus through the abdominal floor. A, Vulva. E. Ovary. B, Vaginal stump. F, Uterine cornu. C, Broad ligament. G, Intestine. D, Cord-like cervix, entwined by broad ligament. Torsion of the Uterus 705 the peritoneal cavity. Just how far uterine torsion can advancein the living animal is a question not readily determined. Flem-ing, in his Veterinary Obstetrics, Edition 1887, page 299, statesthat the uterus may make as many as four complete revolutions,but cites no cases which clearly demonstrate the correctness ofsuch a conclusion. In our own experience, the constant tend-ency has been for the organ to rupture transversely wheneverthe torsion extends to an extreme degree. In Fig. 119, trans-verse rupture of the uterus in the ewe is shown. In thiscase the fetus and other uterine contents sloughed outthrough the abdominal floor in t
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