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H. E. KINGMAN. 
has driven a long way and cannot make an extra trip for the 
bitch. In such a case ether may be used as an anesthetic, or one 
large dose of H. M. C. (4 to 5 tablets of No. 1) may be given, 
and the operation performed at once, and the animal dismissed. 
But, if possible, even more care than is here outlined should be 
practiced. 
Preparation of the Field .—The bitch should now be ready for 
the table. It is taken for granted that the field has already been 
partially prepared. All that is necessary now is to remove the 
bichloride pack and paint the field with a 1 per cent, solution of 
iodine in gasoline or a 5 per cent, tincture of iodine. A very 
convenient and effective method of keeping the field and oper¬ 
ator’s hands from contamination is to place a small sheet of mus¬ 
lin, that has been boiled with the instruments, over the bitch and 
tie it to the side of the table; a small hole is then cut over the 
proposed incision. This also protects the horn from infection, 
which may be carried back into the abdomen. While this routine 
