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ticiilar method recommended for doing this. The left side 
should be from the partition. 
Fig. 61. — Performing the Operation of Rumenotomy. 
Select a point two inches below the back bone and about 
half way between the last rib and the front of the hip bone. 
Commencing at this point, make an incision four or five 
inches long through the skin and muscles to expose the 
stomach. Pass the hand through the incision and draw the 
stomach well out — sufficiently far enough to prevent the con- 
tents from dropping between the walls of the stomach and 
belly. Now make an incision in the wall of the stomach 
large enough to admit the passage of the hand in and out 
freely. Remove the contents of the stomach with the hand. 
Sew up the incision in the usual manner — use carriage trim- 
mer's twine and place the stitches half an inch apart — and 
then wash it with a quart of lukewarm water containing ten 
drops of carbolic acid. After this is done place the stomach 
back in proper position and proceed to sew the outer incision, 
putting the stitches half an inch apart. 
Bathe the cut with lukewarm water and apply the white 
lotion twice a day until healed. Give a few stimulating 
drenches such as are recommended for impaction of the 
rumen. The diet for a few days should be confined to soft 
food in the form of gruels. Avoid allowing any more exer- 
cise than is absolutely necessary until the cut is healed. 
