OPERATING TABLES. 



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injuries or doing damage to the operating room and its equip- 

 ment requires constant attention for a length of time varying 

 from fifteen to forty-five minutes. To obviate this difiiculty, 

 Prof. W. L. Williams has constructed a specially padded re- 

 covery stall adjoining his operating room. The animal is simply 

 slided from the table to the padded recovery stall by using a 

 metal platform shown in Figures 204 and 205. When once 

 the animal is in this stall it may be left alone to recover 

 without injury to itself or trouble to the surgeon or his assistants. 



The Chicago Veterinary College Operating Table. 



The operating table which is used at the Chicago Veterinary 

 College is a flat top table. This table possesses several decided 



Fig. 206. Chicago Veterinary College Table, Upright Position, 

 Front View. 



