652 



Veterinary Obstetrics 



Withdraw the severed metatarsus, remove any dangerous frag- 

 ments of bone remaining on the stump, and see that the latter is 

 safely secured by a cord passing around the leg above the os cal- 



cis. Repeat the operation on the other hock in a similar manner. 



Apply traction to the two limbs, and effect a posterior delivery. 



The technic for amputating at the tarsus varies with different 



