84 VETERINARY OBSTETRICS. 
Ceesarian Operation. 
It sometimes happens, that it is impossible to 
remove a foetus through the natural opening, and if it 
be considered necessary to attempt to save the lives of 
both mother and fcetus, the “Cesarzan Operation,” 
sometimes technically termed ‘ Hysterotomia,” or 
“Gastro-hysterotomy,” has to be performed. 
There are two situations in which to operate. 
When the parent is useless, it can be performed as 
follows, viz.: Throw the patient on her back; make a 
crucial incision in the inferior aspect of the abdominal 
wall; bring the uterus to this opening; incise its walls, 
and remove the fcetus. 
The other situation is in the right flank. The 
operation is a serious one, and while it is often 
successful in the Bitch, it is fraught with much gravity 
in the case of the Mare or Cow. 
Operation.—Have the animal gently and carefully 
cast on theleft side. Take the right hind limb out of the 
hobble and stretch it gently but firmly backwards; give 
the rope attached to it 4 turn round some fixture, and 
the end to an assistant to hold; then make an 
incision about six inches long, beginning from about 
three and a half to four inches below the spine of the 
ilium, cutting obliquely downwards and_ forwards. 
Care must be taken to prevent injury to any part of 
the intestines when making the incision, and for this 
reason cut through the skin and muscles first ; puncture 
the peritoneum with a probe-pointed bistoury, cutting 
from within outwards. Bring the uterus to the 
external wound, puncture it, and, with a probe-pointed 
