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and reduction of the prolapse was impossible, and another where the 

 vagina prolapsed immediately after the stitches were removed after being 

 there for several days, the writer performed a partial amputation, taking 

 out an elongated piece of mucous membrane and sewing it up by a continu- 

 ous stitch of cat-gut, which was followed by good results. 



Fig. 87. — The genito-urinarj' organs of the bitch: a, ovary covered M^ith capsule; b, capsule of ovarj^; 

 c, ovary; d, horns of the uterus; e, body of the uterus; /, os uteri; g, vagina; g, opening of the urethra; 

 h, clitoris; i, i, vulva; /, bladder; ??;, urethra. 



Reduction of the uterus is much more difficult, and in the majority of 

 cases it is impossible except by laparotomy. The prolapsed portion 

 should be lubricated and gradually worked back, and after the fingers can- 

 not reach any further, a tallow-candle must be inserted and the horn pushed 

 back as far as possible. If this method is not successful, laparotomy 

 should be performed in the manner spoken of in hernia. An incision is 



