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THE COMMON COLICS OF THE HORSE 



abdomen. Through an incision of the white line any 

 organ within the cavity can be felt, the small and large 

 intestines in part can be seen, and to soms extent 



Skin. 



Cut fibres of ex- 

 ternal oblique. 



Second incision 

 parallel with 

 the fibres of 

 the intern al 

 oblique. (The 

 fibres of the 

 transversalis 

 can be seen 

 through the 

 wound). 



Fig. 13— Operation Wound (Laparo-Enterotomy). 



Showing the first incision through the skin and across the fibres of 



the external oblique. (Enlarged from Fig. 12.) 



portions of these viscera can be withdrawn ; but the 

 colic mesentery is too short to permit the first part of 



