Veterinary obstetrics / by W. L. Williams.

  • Walter Long Williams
Date:
1917
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Credit: Veterinary obstetrics / by W. L. Williams. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Prolapse of the Rectum 579 out one-half to three-fourths of an inch on the median side of the first suture. Each suture is to be drawn tightly and tied securely. Having each suture slightly overlap the preceding suture insures the final engagement of all parts of the genital canal, obviates hemorrhage, and causes immediate necrosis of the distal parts. After the sutures have been properly applied, the uterus is to be excised one to two inches upon the ovarian side. The cut margins are then to be carefully disinfected. This is to be fol¬ lowed by a continuous suture of silk applied deeply to the cut margins, as in overcasting a seam. The suture area should next be carefully dried with sterile gauze, dressed with tincture of iodine, the alcohol permitted to evaporate, and the stump released and returned through the vulva. Iodoform ointment or iodoform suspended in oil may be introduced into the canal to allay irritation. The vulvo-vaginal canal should be cleansed and disinfected once or twice daily” by douching. ir. Prolapse of the Rectum 1 rolapse of the rectum occurs rarely as a result of expulsive efforts during or immediately after the act of parturition. In the horse the anus becomes somewhat everted normally with each defecation, but returns at once to its position when the act has been completed. This peculiarity is regarded as a predisposing cause of rectal prolapse. Slight eversion of the rectum is not uncommon in the mare, on account of the violent expulsive efforts. In some cases of diffi¬ cult parturition, where the animal is not attended constantly, the prolapse of the rectum may become extensive and imperil the animal’s life. In one case occurring in my practice, a valuable mare, suffer¬ ing from dystokia, was found with the rectum prolapsed to the extent of three feet, involving about six feet of the organ. With some difficulty it was replaced, and the extraction of the foal accomplished without material delay or visible injury to the rectum or genital organs, but the patient perished a few hours later. Extreme prolapse of the rectum is sometimes observed during parturition in the sow. During labor the obstetrist should make note of any threatened