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I through the skin. Each wire was then wrapped fignre-of-8 
fashion with stout linen suture, this bringing the cut edges of 
the skin closely together. The space between and beyond the 
wires was sutured firmly with interrupted sutures, a small open- 
I ing being left at lowest point of the wound for drainage. The 
! wound was then wet with 50 per cent, creolin solution and ani- 
j inal released and turned into orchard. It was very much ex¬ 
hausted and somewhat lame behind on the side of the incision. 
The weather being very warm the animal w^as drenched frequently 
with water from pump, which she seemed to enjoy very much. 
Appetite very poor for first three days, then rapidly improved 
and in eight days apparently all right. In one month was 
rapidly gaining flesh. 
Case No. 2 .—Chester white sow. In labor two days, dnr- 
j ing which time four pigs were delivered by much assistance 
being given. Sow then seemed to be entirely undisturbed by 
, labor pains for about ten hours, then began to labor feebly and 
! without any results. Operation decided upon and method de- 
I scribed in Case No. i followed. Nothing different from Case 
j No. I except found considerable quantity of fluid in abdominal 
i cavity, which poured out on incising the peritoneum. On ex¬ 
posure to air the liquid turned from transparent to almost white, 
i resembling heated albumen and from very liquid to consistency 
■ of jelly. 
' In removing the pigs, which were four, I found it necessary 
' to make incision into each horn of uterus. Wounds in uterus 
; and abdominal walls closed as before described. Animal very 
^ much depressed and little appetite for nearly a week, then began 
to improve slowly and in three weeks was gaining flesh. 
Case No. j .—Fox terrier bitch. In labor fifteen hours, 
during which time four puppies—two alive and two dead—were 
' born. The fifth pup I was unable to secure, it not coming back 
within reach. Secured animal, cleansed abdomen with soap 
; and water, disinfected with creolin solution. Made incision on 
^ median line from just anterior the pelvis to near the umbilicus. 
The uterus was drawn through the wound and found to contain 
only one pup, which was well back into the body of the uterus. 
: Incised the right horn and extracted the pup alive. Wound in 
uterus sutured and wound in abdomen closed by close inter¬ 
rupted sutures including both skin and recti muscles. 
Animal slightly depressed after operation and temperature, 
which was before 102, rose, to 104^ in less than two hours, but 
fell to loi four hours later. Bitch drank some milk and raw 
