344 PRINCIPLES OF VETERINARY SURGERY 



Mathis to remove a probang stiletto from the rumen has 

 already been mentioned. 



When abscesses form at the surface, they must be opened 

 and appropriately treated. T<"or abscess of the pericardium 

 Moussu's operation may be attempted. The operation con- 

 sists of making an incision into the pericardial sac, through 

 the abdominal wall at the bisection of the angle formed by 

 the xiphoid cartilage and the median line of the body. 



Foreign bodies in the eye are removed by cocainization, 

 v\nth the forceps, folded card, or the index finger. 



A further consideration of this subject would be out of 

 place here, as these several accidents, their development and 

 the details of their treatment, are included in surgery of the 

 different regions. 



