496 THE VETERINARY SCIENCE 



the fingers and catch hold of the horn of the womb. Draw 

 it gradually out sufficiently far enough to have access to the 

 ovary. Remove the ovary with a pair of spaying scissors. 

 Operate on the other ovary in a srniliar manner. 



When the ovaries have been removed, sew the incision 

 with a couple of stitches and let the sow go. 



It is a good plan before attempting lo operate to watch 

 carefully while an experienced hand is spaying a sow. By 

 doing so the method is much more easily grasped, and when 

 once understood becomes very simple. 



There is not as a general rule any complications likely 

 to foilovv spaying. 



