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it around the nose and securing it as in the accompanying 

 figure, which explains itself. 



Pro. 11. — Method of fastening tape on a dog's nose to muzzle him. 

 (Mayhew.) 



The fore legs may need to be tied down by means of 

 a towel to prevent the patient scratching. Big dogs may 

 prove unamenable to reason and so need to be put under 

 the influence of anaesthetics even for minor operations. 

 It is probable that canine operative surgery will in time 

 undergo developments to an extent much exceeding that 

 of veterinary surgery. In dealing with dogs we often 

 have exceptional facilities for nursing and also the patients 

 are freely manipulable, hence the strict application of 

 the system of antiseptic surgery is more possible here than 

 in ordinary veterinary surgery. Also the fact that a dog, 

 unlike most larger animals, is generally valued as a friend 

 and companion rather than from a strict pecuniary point 

 of view, gives room for operative interference for simple 

 saving of life without restoration to usefulness, a surgical 

 triumph not likely to lead to thanks from the owner of 

 either a horse or ox in most instances. On the other 

 hand, the domesticated herbivora as a rule require less 

 delicate surgery than does the dog, the parts operated on 

 are much larger, and these patients are much less liable 

 to exaggerated nervous disturbance such as has some- 

 times to be combated by the canine surgeon. 



