A Hereford cow, age 5 1/2 years, was admitted to Stange Memorial Clinic on Oct. 20, 1951, for sterility examination with a history of having been bred several times. The cow had been purchased and at the time of purchase was with calf. She gave 108 birth to a normal healthy calf, but would not conceive subsequently

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A Hereford cow, age 5 1/2 years, was admitted to Stange Memorial Clinic on Oct. 20, 1951, for sterility examination with a history of having been bred several times. The cow had been purchased and at the time of purchase was with calf. She gave 108 birth to a normal healthy calf, but would not conceive subsequently.</p

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tured with No. 3 catgut by continuous sutures, and the skin was sutured with continuous and interrupted sutures (non-absorbable). Whole citrated blood, 100 cc, was given intravenously every 30 minutes for the first one and a half hours after surgery. Epinephrine hydrochloride, 1 cc. of 1: 1000, was given. The cyst was examined and found to have a firm, white, heavy capsule 1-2 cm. thick which appeared to surround a ca-vernous cystic mass containing a sangui-nous exudate. There were large areas of necrosis throughout the mass. Histological studies revealed that this was a neoplasm. On the following day the patient was very depressed, had very pale mucous membranes, and vomited when she at-tempted to eat. One hundred cc. whole citrated blood were given. Because the patient showed signs of mild shock im-mediately after the blood transfusion, 1 cc. of 1: 1000 adrenalin was injected subcu-taneously. In about 5 minutes the patient raised her head, began licking the abdomi-nal wound and the decubitus ulcers, and drank about 1 pt. of water. On the fourth day after surgery the patient was again given 100 cc. of blood. Her appetite was normal and urine was present in the ken-nel. The patient's condition continued to improve slowly. She was given 100 cc. of blood on the sixth and seventh post-opera-tive days. The continuous nylon suture and every other interrupted suture was removed on the eighth day after surgery. On the tenth post-operative day the re-maining sutures were removed and the patient took a few steps unassisted. The patient's condition continued to improve, and she was discharged on October 25, 15 days after surgery. Peter Bendorf '53 Cystitis in a Bovine. A Hereford cow, age 5% years, was admitted to Stange Memorial Clinic on Oct. 20, 1951, for sterility examination with a his-tory of having been bred several times. The cow had been purchased and at the time of purchase was with calf. She gave 108 birth to a normal healthy calf, but would not conceive subsequently. A sterility examination revealed the posterior end of the cervix to be enlarged, indicating a chronic hypertrophic cervici-tis. The uterus was abdominal and bilater-ally symmetrical but did not show any signs of the congestion of estrus although the owner stated the cow should have been in heat on the day of examination. The right ovary came out of the ovarian bursa normally and contained neither palpable follicles nor corpora lutea. The left ovary showed no adhesions to the ovarian bursa and contained a large cor-pus luteum on the free pole. A tentative diagnosis of a cystic corpus luteum on the left ovary and a chronic hypertrophic cervicitis was made. During the course of the sterility exam-ination, it was noted that the urine passed was viscid, cloudy and dark colored. Urine was collected for urinalysis and bacteriological culture because Proteus ammoniae or Corynebacterium renale uri-nary infection was suspected. No medication was attempted pending laboratory findings. The bacteriological examination of the urine revealed the presence of C. pyogenes. The urinalysis revealed the following: Reaction pH ........................... 8.0 Albumin .............................. ++ Sugar ........................... Negative Acetone ......................... Negative Blood ............................ Negative Sediment ......... Leucocytes and bacteria On the basis of these laboratory exami-nations a diagnosis of cystitis was made and the owner was notifed of these find-ings in addition to the results of the steril-ity examination. Terramycin therapy was started on Nov. 8, 1951. Two gm. of terramycin hy-drochloride were injected intravenously daily for three consecutive days. Two days after the last treatment another urine sample was sent to the laboratory for culture. The urine culture still showed the presence of C. pyogenes. The patient was discharged from the clinic on Nov. 16, 1951, with a recommendation for slaughter. Meredith H. Moore '53 Iowa State College Veterinarian 

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