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Fig. 168— Restraint for Spaying Operation (Flank Method.) Tliird Step. K, Board; 

 L, Rope; M, Rope Loop; N, Hind Legs Fixed; O, Flank Incision. 



the rope taut as shown in Fig. 168. With a little practice a sow 

 can be secured by this method in less than five seconds. 



Instruments — 1. Curved scissors (Fig. 35) for clipping hair 

 from site of incision. 



2. Miles' hook knife (Fig. 25). 



3. Swine and sheep emasculator (Fig. 80). 



4. Hagedorn's needle (half circle) No. 3 (Fig. 84). 



5. Eichter's needle holder (Fig. 34). 



6. Braided silk No. 12 or linen for sutures. 



Anatomy — It is well to remember that the fallopian tubes and 

 horns of uterus in sows are extremely long in comparison to 

 size of animal and that their course is decidedly tortuous in the 

 pelvis and abdominal cavities. The importance of the above can 

 be more thoroughh^ comprehended and appreciated if you will 

 carefully observe these parts and their relation, which is plainly 



