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bistoury, 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 wound 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, septicemia, pyemia, fistula, and hernia. Of 
eqnres 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. . 
