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must lay firm hold of the two parts of the limb on each side of the 

 injured joint, and then extending them strongly, the head of the 

 bone in slight and recent cases will be felt slipping into the socket. 

 Chloroform should be given during the operation, if the attempt is 

 not immediately successful when made directly after the accident, 

 inasmuch as it relaxes the muscles in a remarkable manner, and en- 

 ables the operator to proceed without being opposed by the strug- 

 gles of the dog. Dislocated toes are sometimes reduced directly 

 after the accident occurs, but they are very apt to return to their 

 deformed condition immediately, and a small splint should be 

 bound on at once. In dislocations of the knee, also, a bandage 

 should be applied, so as to keep the joint slightly bent, and prevent 

 the foot from being put to the ground. The operations likely to be 

 practised on the dog are somewhat numerous, but the only ones fit 

 to be attempted by any but the professed veterinarian are bleeding, 

 the insertion of a seton, and the closing of wounds by the ligature. 



