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CAN/NE AND FELINE SURGERY 



Gentle traction applied to two pieces of tape, one looped 

 or tied round the upper ja\\ , and one round the lower, is also 

 very effectual, the upper jaw being kept as a fixed point. 



For the cat, if neither an operating-table nor a set of 

 hobbles is at hand, the best plan is to wrap the animal's 

 bod\- in a roller to\\-el or strong cloth, in such a wa}- as to just 

 lea\'e the head exposed. The mouth ma)- then be opened in 

 one of the ^^-ays mentioned above, but if attempting to open 

 it with the fingers alone, the best plan is to secure the upper 



Fig. 92. — Mouth Speculum (Author's 

 Pattern). 



Fig- 93- — Mouth Speculum 

 (Gray's Pattern). 



jaw firml)' with one hand and depress the lower jaw by 

 pressing the ball of the thumb on the top of the lower incisor 

 teeth or by taking hold of the hair below the symphysis of 

 the jaw. 



Removal of Foreign Bodies. 



The choice of an instrument for the purpose must depend 

 somewhat upon the foreign body itself ; the most common 

 ones met with are bones and needles. A strong pair of 

 curved throat forceps (Fig. 97) will do in the majority of 



