ins 



ANI.M.U, CASTRATION 



near the ]3i'riod of estriim, or tlic ovary iiirianied no meajis of liemostasis 

 is required otlier than that furnislied l)y the emaseulator. If any of the 

 tliree conditions enumerated above obtain, the larger bh>od-ve.ssels sliould 

 be lig-ated with catgut. Bitclies, particularly of the small delicate breeds, 

 do not stand tlie loss of blood at all well, and spaying them should not 



Fig. 1112 — .4.bdcmin- 

 al incision. 



Fig. ]93 — Removing Ovar- 

 ies with emaseulator. I. 

 Bifurcation; .J, .J. horns: 

 K, ovaries; L, emaseu- 

 lator. 



Fig. 1 94 — I n c i s i ol n 

 closed with .S inter- 

 rupted sutures. 



occasion the loss of more than a few drops of lilood ; in no case to exceed 

 one dram. 



AYith tile free end of the tube and ovary in one hand, the horn is fol- 

 lowed up to its bifurcation, when the opposite horn is grasped and the 

 opposite ovary located and removed from the abdomen in like manner. The 

 stump of the tubes and horns are replaced in the alidominal cavity. It is 



