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taiiiing Lvsol or Cresol Compound, U. S. P., in the strength of 

 one tablespoonf ul to each quart of water. 



Disinfection of Operative Field — Clip hair fronx belly wall 

 from umbilicus to brim of pubis. Wash parts with tincture green 

 soap and warm water, using scrub brush, after which paint the 

 skin with tincture iodine. 



Operative Technique — With animal hanging, instruments ster- 

 ilized, hands of operator and site of incision cleansed and dis- 

 infected, proceed as follows: Select a site either to the right 

 or left of the median line of abdomen two inches below brim of 

 pubis for the abdominal incision (A) (See Fig. 86.) Care must 

 be exercised in order to avoid the urethra, etc., whose course is 



Fig. 86 — Abdominal Incision 



in the median line. This incision should be three inches long and 

 penetrate all the coats of abdominal wall. The index and second 

 finger are now introduced into the abdominal cavitv and a search 



