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;ling should be applied in such a manner that the weight will 
lot rest upon the abdomen. The cow may be treated in the 
;ame way; and when either are allowed to lie down they should 
ie upon the left side. In the bitch, the incision may be made 
n the median line, and the procedure following this step is much 
he same as mentioned above. After the operation she should 
ie muzzled and secured in such a manner that she will be una- 
de to interfere with the stitches. 
3. To Save the Life of the Mother and Foetus .—When the 
)peration is performed with this object in view, the surgeon’s 
‘fforts must be directed to both mother and foetus. The tech¬ 
nique of the operation is the same as when only the life of the 
nother is at stake ; the abdomen is opened in the same manner 
ind the uterus opened in the same place, but with special care 
lot to injure the foetus, and when removed it should be given 
0 an attendant instructed to ligate the umbilical cord and give 
t the care and attention required. The incision into the uterus 
nd the one in the abdominal wall must be carefully sutured as 
oon as the foetus and its membranes are removed and the uterus 
>roperly cleaned. Strict aseptic precautions must be taken in 
very step ; haemorrhage must be completely arrested, arteries 
igated, arterioles taken up, and torsion applied and capillary 
laemorrhage arrested by irrigation before the sutures are applied. 
Phe sequelae that may follow can be expected in the following 
>rder : the first is shock, and will require considerable attention ; 
econd is secondary haemorrhage, which is generally very serious 
11 large animals and must receive attention as soon as observed ; 
bird, peritonitis and metritis, which require cold packs ; and 
>esides these there are a number of other conditions, such as 
ocal infection, septicaemia, and pyaemia, which often follow the 
peration and must be treated as the indications demand. (See 
ieliotomy , After- Treatment .) 
This operation was successfully performed by C. J. Rix, M. 
k C. V. S., Royal Veterinary College, London, upon a bitch on 
une 22, 1900. Two pups were removed ; one was injured in 
ttempting to deliver it through the natural passage and died ; 
ut the other one and and the mother survived. (See Clinical 
lr tides, The Journal of Co 7 nparative Pathology and Therapeu- 
ics, September , /poo.) 
SURGICAL ITEMS. 
Oxychlorine .—A new antiseptic compound containing 56 
er cent, by weight of oxygen and 6 per cent, by weight of 
