Pl,ATE XVI. 



OVARIOTOMY IN THE BITCH. 



Abdomen of a non pregnant bitch lying on 

 the back with the abdominal floor removed and 

 the omen turn pushed away. TT, the two pos- 

 terior teats ; B, bladder ; V, vagina ; U, uterus : 

 LUC, LUC, left uterine "ciornua with a portion 

 of its broad ligament, BL, lying across it ; RUC, 

 right uterine cornua with its broad ligament, 

 BL 7 , turned outwards exposing the full length 

 of the cornua. On the left side the ligament is 

 divided so that the anterior half rests in its nor- 

 mal position while the posterior half, BL X , is 

 turned back ; OO, ovaries ; R, rectum ; K, left 

 kidney ; AA, a line indicating the level of the 

 external tuberosities of the ilia. 



