Plate xvi. 



Ovariotomy in the Bitch. 



Abdomen of a non pregnant bitch lying on 

 the back with the abdominal floor removed and 

 the omentum pushed away. TT, the two pos- 

 terior teats ; B, bladder ; V, vagina ; U, uterus : 

 I/UC, LUC, left uterine cornua with a portion 

 of its broad ligament, BL,, lying across it ; RUC, 

 right uterine cornua with its broad ligament, 

 BL', turned outwards exposing the full length 

 of the cornua. On the left side the ligament is 

 divided so that the anterior half rests in its nor- 

 mal position while the posterior half, BL,', is 

 turned back ; 00, ovaries ; R, rectum ; K, left 

 kidney ; AA, a line indicating the level of the 

 external tuberosities of the ilia. 



