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Title: Surgical diseases and surgery of the dog
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: French, Cecil, 1871-1951
Subjects: Dogs
Publisher: Washington, D.C., C. French (etc., etc.)
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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animalagain after the lapse of three weeks, the claim can hardly be credi-ted, what took place having been in all probability expulsion of theaccumulated matter with temporary relief. The puerperal form of the disease is to be treated by promptcelio-oophoro-hysterectomy. Attempts at extraction of the fetalremains and irrigation are not to be countenanced. The diseaseis so rapid in its course that hesitancy on the part of the surgeonmay result in fatal termination. Moreover, the fact that all thecoats of the organ are involved in the inflammatory process renderslocal disinfection an impossibility. Immediately after an operationof such gravity, powerful stimulants, such as trinitrin, should behypodermically administered, and the physiologic salt solution in-jected through the wound into the peritoneal cavity, or hypodermi-cally for several minutes, as fast as absorption takes place. Provi-sion should also be made for drainage as the peritoneum is ex-tremely apt to have become infected.
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No. .4. rrooiiUiu-e nl tl.e \;ii;ir.ii. ds Itevi. Iterus, aiul butli Iteriiie Co The Abdomen 275 PROGIDENCE. Eversion of the uterus is rarely seen. It is sometimes con-founded with estrual hypertrophy of the vaginal mucosa, polypusand prolapse of the vagina. Its occasional occurrence is associatedwith the whelping period. Recent writers describe the lesion asbeing of a partial nature one of the comua only taking part in theprotrusion. But that both comua may participate I can assert froma case in my own practice which is shown in the accompanyingillustration. The double lesion is also attested by the record ofCros, a veterinarian at Milan, in the year 1832. This practitionerwas requested to treat a toy bull female, six years of age, which hadpreviously brought forth different litters of five and six puppieswithout difficulty. On the occasion in question the uterus had be-come completely everted and by pressure on the urethral orifice in-terfered with urination. Three days after its fi

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