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VETERINARY OBSTETRICY. 
removing any part of the body ; even the thoracic or abdominal 
viscera; and also, a few solitary instances, where it has been 
expelled by the sole effort of the parent, and she has survived. 
Although such has been the fact, yet I hope no veterinary sur- 
geon, in the present day, who has any character for humanity, will 
dare to torture an animal whilst means are in his power to avoid it. 
Fore Legs; one Hind Leg; no Head. 
As a matter of course, in these cases we must first get the head 
up into its proper place, and afterwards force the hind leg into the 
uterus, and, having done so, we shall have a natural presentation ; 
but, if the head cannot conveniently be righted, we may try to get 
the other hind leg up, and then force the fore ones into the uterus, 
and extract as in a breech presentation. 
Head ; Fore Legs ; one Hind Leg across the Fore Legs, 
UNDER THE BREAST. 
This is rather a rare presentation. Wherever it is met with 
we must fasten cords to the fore legs, and afterwards get an as- 
sistant to force the fore parts of the foetus back into the uterus, 
whilst we remove the hind leg from across the fore ones back into 
some better situation, after which we may attempt its removal : but 
in case we do not succeed, we must draw the hind leg out and 
amputate it at the hock, or as high up the limb as possible ; after- 
wards, the remainder of the hind extremity may be pushed back 
out of the way, and the foetus readily extracted. 
A Mr. T. Harslot, of Cooladangan, Arklow (The VETERINA- 
RIAN, vol. xiii, p. 728), met with a case of this description in a 
mare. He cut the hind leg off at the hock, but was afterwards 
unable to remove the foetus in consequence of it being swollen ; 
but by removing a fore extremity and the intestines, he was 
enabled to do so, and the mare, by very suitable treatment, was 
soon convalescent. 
Four Legs, with or without the Head. 
These cases, sometimes, are not a little puzzling, in consequence 
of the probability of confounding the legs, from the uncertainty of 
their being twins. We, however, must examine the limbs very 
carefully, and we shall generally soon discover whether there are 
twins, and also which legs they are by the projection of the os calcis. 
Having done so, we must try to find out which part of the body is 
most likely to come away best. If the head should be also pre- 
