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of animals are lost yearly that could have been 

 saved had this method been known. In cases 

 where the animal is unable to stand I find the only 

 way we can do is to place the animal on its side; 

 whichever one suits the operator best. 



INSTRUMENTS. 



The only instruments necessary (unless for cases 

 of malformation) area crutch and three small ropes ; 

 cotton rope is the softest and best. The crutch can 

 be made by any blacksmith. This is made with a 

 crutch three inches wide with blunt ends, and a 

 shaft two and a half feet long, ending in a ring. 



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PLATE 10. CRUTCH OR REPELLER. 



The crutch is only necessary when the operator 

 requires assistance in pushing the foetus forward. 

 Hooks of all kinds are dangerous, as they are apt 

 to slip and injure the womb. I have found in my 

 practice in all cases where I could reach to put in 

 a hook to be of any service, I could put on a rope 

 and avoid all danger. I have known of valuable 

 animals so injured by the hooks slipping that they 

 died, when it was unnecessary to use them. Id 

 cases of malformation it may be a necessity to cut 

 the foetus and remove it in pieces; and in cases 

 of this kind hooks are at times useful, and we have 4 

 to run the risk of wounding the mother. They will 

 be described in the chapter on that subject. We 

 will now consider some of the cases which require 



