OOPHORECTOMY IN THE BITCH. 
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seems tedious, in practice it is not; the time consumed is infini¬ 
tesimal and the protection is well worth the trouble. 
The operator’s hands should be scrubbed with hot water and 
green soap and dried on a sterile towel. Rubber gloves may be 
worn—in fact, mark the surgeon who takes a pride in his work. 
Further time will not be taken here for the preparation of the 
operators’ hands, but the reader is referred to an article in the 
American Veterinary Review, August, 1911, by Dr. Stowder. 
Topographical Anatomy .—The surgical landmarks are the 
umbilical scar and the median line. The tissues encountered are 
