Bovine obstetrics / by M.G. de Bruin ; translated by W.E.A. Wyman.

  • Bruin, M. G. de.
Date:
1901
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Credit: Bovine obstetrics / by M.G. de Bruin ; translated by W.E.A. Wyman. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The diagnosis is not difficult. In the first instance we define the position by the head lying under the fore legs, in the latter by the liocks and tendo Achilles. Treatment.—As long as no part of the calf has entered the pelvic canal, treatment is simple. The head is placed upon the fore legs by placing the hand against the head and turning it. The fore legs are fixed and a loop placed around the lower jaw. After the head is once placed upon the fore limbs the calf turns by itself. When the hind legs have passed into the pelvic canal in the dorsal position, they are pushed back, and rotation around the long axis is attempted, by introducing the hand between the hind legs,of the calf as far as the symphysis. Fig. 44.—Dorsal Position, with the Head Turned Back. One hand now fixes the hind legs, the other twists the hind- quarters ; also, by placing one leg across the other one and pulling on it, rotation of the calf can be effected. Dorsal presentation with two fore legs in the 'pelvic canal, the head turned backward. Diagnosis.—Both fore legs lie with the claws in the vagina, the flexion surface turned upwards. On internal examination, one feels the sternum, anterior surface of the neck and usually the head, by gliding along the exterior surface of the fore legs.