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AMPUTATION OF THE UTERUS OP A BITCII. 
the lining membrane being almost black; in fact, much of 
the structure was so rotten that it could only be removed 
piecemeal; the other organs were apparently healthy. I was 
told by the owner upon first seeing the stirk that she had 
been to the bull several times last summer, but that copula¬ 
tion always appeared to give her great pain, and I have no 
doubt from that information and the present condition of the 
parts that the disease had existed some considerable time. 
AMPUTATION OF THE UTERUS OF A BITCH. 
By Harry Olver, M.R.C.V.S., Tamworth, Staffordshire. 
On looking over some back numbers of the Veterinarian , I 
found in the September number for 1871 a description of a 
“Case of Amputation of the Uterus of a Ewe, by Mr. H. 
Barnes, M.R.C.V.S!, of Malpas;” this leads me to allude to 
a somewhat similar case which came under my notice about 
two months since. 
Being on business at Burton-on-Trent, I called on a pro¬ 
fessional friend, who requested me to look at a very valuable 
bitch (used as a “night dog”) which had just been placed 
under his care with an inverted uterus. The uterus it was 
stated had been inverted for some hours, and my friend had 
tried every possible means to return it, but from its congested 
and enlarged condition this evidently was impracticable, so 
we decided to amputate it. 
We at first tied a ligature very tightly around the viscus, 
almost close to the vulva, to prevent haemorrhage, then ex¬ 
cised the protrusion with a sharp knife, which occasioned 
very little bleeding. Subsequently we returned the remain¬ 
ing portion of the organ, and gave the patient a stimulant. 
The after treatment consisted of light but nutritious food, 
with occasional doses of port wine and Tinct. Aconite. 
The bitch I am told soon recovered, and has since been 
doing her regular work without any apparent inconvenience. 
