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not he has engaged the cornua. In fat animals the forceps may 
grasp the broad ligament, which may be followed to the horn. It 
is an easy matter now to draw the left ovary through the opening 
and ablate it, first applying compression forceps. The forequar¬ 
ters should now be lifted so as to flex the body ventrally and 
the horn followed posteriorly until the body of the uterus is met, 
when the other cornua may be grasped. The right ovary may be 
treated in the same manner as the left, and both horns ligated 
and severed at any place convenient to the operator. 
Suturing the Wound. —No. i catgut on a small, full-curved 
needle is used. The method is known as a continuous mattress 
suture, and is applied as shown by the following illustrations: 
The thumb forceps lifting the peritoneum on the right side away 
from the viscera, and the needle is passed through the muscle and 
peritoneum, Fig. i; the peritoneum of the left side is then lifted 
and the needle passed through the peritoneum and muscle from 
beneath, Fig. 2; the suture is then grasped with the fingers or 
forceps, as in Fig. 3, drawing the peritoneal surfaces together 
