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ANIJIAL CASTRATION 



elated with the intestinal convolutions. Their bifurcation is V-shaped, and 

 takes place immediatelj^ above the fundus of the bladder. The broad liga- 

 ments are long (Fig. 18-t). The fallopian tubes are small in diameter and 

 one to two and one-half inches long, depending upon the size and the breed 

 of tlie bitch. 



Oi'ai-iis — The ovaries arc small and bean-sliapcd. Their surface is smootli. 



Fig. 187 — "Farmer" Miles' method of restraint for spaying operation (bitch). 



They are enclosed in a peritoneal capsule (sac) and are attached imme- 

 diately posterior to the kidneys. (Fig. 185). 



Sterilization of Instruments cinel Cleansinij Hands of Operator — All in- 

 struments, sutures, ligatures, etc., used in connection with the operation 

 should be sterilized by Ijoiling for fifteen or twentj^ minutes, and then 

 immersed in Lysol or cresolis compound fU. S. P.), one tablespoonful to 

 the quart of water. The hands should be thoroughly cleansed with tincture 

 of green soap and warm water, using a scrub lirusli, and rinsed in the anti- 

 septic solution previously mentioned. 



