DYSTOKIA. 



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bringing it back on the outside of the stifle, then 

 hitching the two ends of the rope together. Do 

 likewise to the other limb. Then pass a rope round 

 the body of the foetus, the rope having a running 

 loop on one end ; pass both ends between the hind- 

 limbs, one up each side, there joining across its back, 

 and, just at the lateral aspect of the spine, pass the end 

 through the loop, and bring it backwards to the outside, 

 then apply traction to the three ropes, when the foetus 

 may be delivered. If this fails, as it often does, 

 "embryotomy" must be performed, and the fcetus 

 brought away in pieces. 



STERNO-ABDOMINAL. 



An examination reveals the foetus lying on its side; 

 the head may be in the right or left flank of the parent, 



Fig. 31. 

 Sterno-abdominal Presentation. 



and there may be one, two, three, or four feet presented 

 in the passage. In some cases, the head is also 



