112 SPRINGTIME SURGERY 



the incision to be made in the muscle and perito- 

 neum, then draw the skin incision to the point to 

 be incised in the muscle. 



Pick up, with the sterile, little finger, the fallo- 

 pian tubes, which can readily be located without 

 the use of the probe. 



Draw the ovaries into the incision and remove. 

 Return the tubes. Suture the muscles and peri- 

 toneum with the same interrupted, sterilized, 

 catgut sutures, (two probably being enough) 

 wipe dry with sterile absorbent cotton, and allow 

 the skin incision to return to its proper position, 

 which will cause the incision in the muscle to be 

 entirely covered. 



Do not put any suture in the skin incision, and 

 the cat will do no other harm to it than licking. 

 If sutures are used in the skin the cat will try to 

 and usually does remove them. This is the pri- 

 mary cause of the median-line incision being so 

 troublesome. 



Do not use any carbolic preparation for disin- 

 fecting instruments to be used on a cat, nor use 

 any such preparation for disinfecting the skin of 

 these animals. I prefer chinosol. 



