GENERAL REMARKS ON OPERATIONS. 5 



when he suggests a consultation with, or the assistance of, a colleague. 

 I consider, on the contrary, that such a request is the best means of 

 impressing on the owner the importance of the case, the dilficulty of 

 the operation, and the care which the practitioner is exercising. I am 

 glad that many of the younger generation of veterinary surgeons are 

 beginning to adopt this view and to imitate their colleagues in human 

 surgery. 



After-treatment. — In many cases the after-treatment is even 

 more important than the operation itself. The animal must be care- 

 fully watched to prevent it tearing off the dressing, rubbing or biting 

 itself, lying down, etc., while the temperature, condition of the wound, 

 and its surroundings, etc., must be observed, §0 that any deviation 

 from normal may be early remarked and precautions taken in time. 



