CHAPTER XX 

 THE FEMALE GENERATIVE ORGANS 



Examination of the Prepuce or Vagina, and Removal of 

 Foreig-n Bodies. 



The interior of the prepuce or vagina can be examined for 

 some distance from its orifice by tlie aid of tlie fingers or by 

 the insertion of a speculum of similar design to one of those 

 already described for the ear or rectum (see Figs. 49 and 50). 

 The female can be examined in the standing posture, unless 

 very restless, in which case the dorsal position on the 



Fig. 1S2. — \'aginal Speculum. 



operating-table, with the hind-legs raised and held over the 

 body, will be found to be the most convenient ; whilst in 

 the case of the male the animal should be held or fixed 

 on its back, with the hind-legs spread well apart. A small 

 electric lamp is an exceedingly useful adjunct. 



Foreign bodies other than tumours are removed by the 



