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the parts. If the means taken do not succeed, 

 then there is nothing to be done except the 

 Caesarean operation, as it is not safe to attempt 

 delivery with forceps or the crotchet when the 

 puppies cannot be felt with the finger. 



The best forceps for using, in my opinion, in 

 cases of parturition, are those made by Messrs. 

 Krohne & Sesemann, of Duke Street, Man- 

 chester Square, London. They are made after 

 the pattern of Will's ovariotomy forceps, of very 

 fine hard steel ; the blades are extremely thin and 

 small, and deeply serrated, so that when a puppy 

 is taken hold of they do not easily slip off. My 

 crotchet was also made by the same firm, and, if 

 care is used when working with it, it is a most 

 valuable little instrument. When from causes 

 due to mechanical impediment either on the 

 part of the bitch or puppies, or from want of 

 proper labour pains, it is impossible to obtain 

 the birth of the puppies through the proper 

 channel, the abdomen should be opened. If 

 the operation is done in good time (that is, 

 before the bitch has become weak), and proper 

 antiseptic precautions taken, there is a chance, 

 though the operation is a dangerous one, of 

 saving the mother's life. At any rate, some of 

 the puppies can be almost certainly brought 

 forth alive ; whilst if the operation is not 

 undertaken in these circumstances, one knows 

 that not only the bitch but all the puppies are 

 sure to die. 



Prolapsus, or inversion of the womb or uterus, 

 into the vagina, sometimes, but very rarely, occurs 



