FIG. 46 



Ovariotomy in the Bitch 



Abdomen oi a non-pregnant bitch lying on the back with the abdominal floor removed and 

 the omentum pushed away. TT, The two posterior teats; 13, bladder; V, vagina; U, 

 uterus; LUC, LUC, left utei;ine cornu with a portion of its broad ligamentj BL, lying 

 across it; RUC, right uterine cornu with its broad ligament, BL', turned outwards exposing 

 the full length of the cornu. On the left side the ligament is divided so .that the anterior 

 half rests in its normal position while the posterior half, BL', is turned back O, O, ovaries ;' 

 R, rectum; K, left kidney; A A, a line indicating the level of the external tuberosities of the 

 ilia 



