Dystokia 575 



directly opposed to the interests of the animal, the owner and 

 himself. 



The veterinarian is called upon to carry out no work in his 

 profession which is more exacting than the overcoming of dys- 

 tokia in our larger domestic animals. It calls for the highest 

 possible training and the most read}' mental resources at every 

 turn. No two cases are alike, and each demands effective judg- 

 ment rather than conformity to a fixed rule of procedure. The 

 veterinarian must be ready to judiciously meet each obstacle as 

 it presents itself, must meet it promptly, sometimes in a moment, 

 and yet throughout the entire procedure, from the beginning of 

 the examination to the extraction of the fetus, must preserve his 

 patience and equanimity, and in order to do this must conserve 

 his physical powers as far as is possible. 



