XIV CONTENTS. 



OVARIOTOMY OF TROUBLESOME MARES. 



i'ACE 



Definition and Reason for Operating . . 67 



Condition of the Ovaries 68 



Power of Procreation . 69 



Preparation of the Patient before Operation 70 



Methods of Securing . . . 71 



Value and Choice of an Ana:sthetic 7^1 



Instruments Required ; Preparation for Operation 74 



Preparation of the Operator's Hands and the Patient's 



Genitals . . 75 

 Surgical Anatomy . 76 

 Description of the Operation . 76 

 Prognosis and After-Treatment 81 

 Abnormalities ... 83 

 Influence of Age and Time of Year . 84 

 Untoward Sequels . . . . 85 

 Concluding Remarks . . 87 

 Appendix- 

 Details of Thirty Consecutive Cases . . 89 

 Summary of These Thirty Cases . . . .105 

 Index .... . 106 



