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legs, the hair is clipped from the site of incision and the parts thoroughly 

 washed and disinfected the same as for spaying by the flank method. 

 Begin the incision in the median line two inches below the brim of the 

 pubis, and extend it downward for three inches, penetrating all the layers 

 of the abdominal wall. (Fig. 162.) With the index and second finger 

 inside the abdomen the ovaries are readily located and brought into the 

 incision and their attachments severed with the emasculator. (Fig. 163.) 

 The incision is closed by three or four through-and-through sutures. 

 (Fig. 164.) 



After-Care — Same as for heifers. (See (uige 160.) 



Sequelae of Cattle Spaying — Hemorrliage, septic peritonitis, abscess, 

 general sepsis, hernia and bloating are the most common sequelae. 



