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or uterus, has to be excised ; this is best done w ith the 

 scalpel after apph'ing a ligature, the stump being sutured to 

 the inguinal ring or returned into the abdominal ca\-ity. 



The decision as to whether a bandage should be applied 

 here or not must be left to the operator's discretion : in some 

 cases it is necessary; in other cases, where the patient is of 

 an irritable temperament or the weather is very warm, it is 

 apt to do more harm than good. 



Scrotal Hernia. 



Fortunately this condition is not \'er3' common, as \\hen 

 met \\ith it is most troublesome to permanently relieve, 



Fig. 150. — A Pug-dog with Scrotal Hernia. 



unless castration is allowed to be performed at the same 

 time. It consists of a swelling, usually reducible in the 

 scrotum, the hernial sac containing a loop of omentum or 

 intestine. It is a very serious condition if intestine is present, 

 as at any time the accumulation of food material may cause 



