The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-11
Parturition Troubles.

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While It has been said in this de-
partment Of the paper that where preg-
rant sows are properly fed and man
aged 1T is unnecessary to own a pair
CT forceps it is not considered probable
that every owner will be so lucky as
to wholly escape troubles in pigging
time. Some sows. despite the best Of
management, viii sometimes bring
most OF their pigs without difficulty.
but then have one that seems to block
up the vagina and hence necessitates
the use Of instruments. More COM
monty however the cause OF trouble is
lack Of tone of the generative organs
and after some Of the pigs are born
the lazy SOW stops effort and the womb
fails to contract so as to cause expul-
sion OF the foetus Where the womb so
ceases its function it Is best not to
introduce the forceps at once for the
administration OF one or two drachms
Of fluid extract Of ergot once an hour
In a little water will usually set up
labor pains and so effect the end de-
sired. We have sometimes managed
to bring the pigs forward without the
use Of ergot by simply giving copious
rectal injections Of soapy warm water
by means Of a fountain syringe or rub
Der hose and funnel the cause OF the
obstruction being the pressure OF hard
feces In the rectum. After these meth
DDS have been tried and fail or when
the SOW strains for a long time and
fails to give birth TO a pig 1t is time
TO have recourse to the forceps which
should be well adapted for the work.
The rotary forceps made so that one
handle may be turned at a time and
so allowing the forceps to be intro
duced and passed above the head Of
the pig and then turned so as to grasp
the head firmly will be found the most
suitable. Where the forceps is made
with a permanent Joint Il Is often I'M
possible to catch hold OF the pigs head
so small is the passage or so poorly
dilated is the mouth OF the womb.
When the latter condition OF the
os uteri exists dilatation may be
greatly assisted by injecting warm
water into the vagina or by introduc-
Ing solid extract OF belladonna upon
the spoons OF the forceps, the latter
being then gradually opened and shut
10 assist IN dilating the mouth OF the
womb which has been anointed with
belladonna which has a wonderfully
relaxing effect upon the organ. II the
SOW is large and difficulty is expert
enced in reaching the pigs We have
fouii It an excellent plan 20 doQd the
wt .nb with warm decoetion of slippery
elm bark. This floats, the piss up
h. tie mouth Of the womD and in
many cases where the pigs have not
become lodged in the passage By rea-
son Of their abnormal size the SOW
when so treated viii often get rid Of
them without the Introduction Of in
struments Where the instruments
have been tried and failed 10 secure
a hold the flooding Of the womb with
the docoction mentioned should always
/ be resorted to for 1t IS likely that the
4 pigs win come dead and any danger
involved by drowning With decoctlon
is rendered unimDortant by the neces-
sity OF saving the SOW. In an such
operations great cleanliness Of hands
and instruments should be observed
else there viii be liability 20 blood
poisoning or Inflammation OF th,
womb which usually proves fatal. A.
q dislnfcctant for this work we have
found nothing superior 70 lysol o'
which We mix 30 drops IN one pint o
water for the washing OF the hand.
while the solution IN which the instru
ments is soaked while in use may b.
made strcngcr-say one drachm TO tbs
pint After the operation has beer
performed the womb Of the SOW should
be washed out with a warm antisepti,
solution such as lysol 40 drops; laud
anum two drachms; water. one quart
This IS best introduced by means il (
rubber hose and funnel bat a foun
tain syringe wiz do. Should the SOW
strain after the operation give on'
dIachm doses OF laudanum and table
spoonful doses Of brandy once ever!
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