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PRINCIPLES OF VETERINARY SURGERY 



uppermost when the table is down) must be well wrapped 

 with a thick cloth or bandage to prevent injury from the 

 struggles. The other legs are comparatively immune 

 against injury. (3) The third step is to turn the table 

 down as fast as possible while an assistant supervises the be- 

 havior of the chains and hopples. A chain may kink in the 



Fig. 22. 



Operating Table. Horse Ready for Operation ; Assistants at Their 



Proper Stations. 



loop-holes of the table, or a shoe-calk may catch in a link 

 of the chains or in the hopple of another foot. These acci- 

 dents must be recognized immediately to prevent injury to 

 the horse or table. 



When the recumbent position is reached the twitch is ap- 

 plied to the nose and the seat of operation exposed and se- 

 cured according to the, particular demands of each case. 



