EMBRYOTOMY. 85, 



Listoury, enlarge the opening, cutting from within 

 outwards. Remove the foetus and its membranes ; 

 sponge out the cavity of the uterus, using every care to 

 prevent escape of fluid into the peritoneal cavity. 

 Wash out the uterus with an antiseptic solution, and 

 bring the woiind together with antiseptic catgut 

 sutures. The treatment of the external wound consists 

 in bringing it together with quill sutures, over which is 

 applied transverse stripes of pitch-plaster, leaving a. 

 dependent orifice for drainage. Over all, apply a 

 body-swiller, or broad bandage. If the patient is a 

 Mare, put her in slings, and fix them so that most of 

 the weight will be borne by the sternum. If a Cow, 

 inclined to lie down, let her do so, but only on 

 her left side. The dangers to be dreaded from this 

 operation are : hemorrhage, death from nervous shock, 

 metritis, septicaemia, pyaemia, fistula, and hernia. Of 

 course, previous to, and throughout the entire 

 operation, the strictest antiseptic precautions, consistent 

 with the general surroundings of our patients, must be 

 observed. 



This operation was successfully performed by 

 Dr. A. Babb, M.D.C., of Springfield, Mo., on April 

 6th, 1895, the patient being a Cow. 



