. Diseases of the dog and their treatment. rtic pills. Enterectomy, Entero anastomosis.—This operation becomes necessarywhen a portion of the intestine becomes necrosed or where stenosis of a Fig. 32.—Hairpin method of anastomosis, showing the manner in which the pin is bent. certain portion causes accumulation of fa?cal matter anterior to thecontraction. The operation is only possible where there is a small sec-tion of the intestine to be removed, as a section of any amount is apt, ifthe animal makes a recovery, to be followed very quickly by marasmusand terminate fatally in a very short time


. Diseases of the dog and their treatment. rtic pills. Enterectomy, Entero anastomosis.—This operation becomes necessarywhen a portion of the intestine becomes necrosed or where stenosis of a Fig. 32.—Hairpin method of anastomosis, showing the manner in which the pin is bent. certain portion causes accumulation of fa?cal matter anterior to thecontraction. The operation is only possible where there is a small sec-tion of the intestine to be removed, as a section of any amount is apt, ifthe animal makes a recovery, to be followed very quickly by marasmusand terminate fatally in a very short time. French has devised a very simple mode of operation, the techniqueof which has proved very efficacious in the writers hands. It is as follows: OBSTIPATION 73 The animal is put under ether after the familiar antiseptic precautionsare used, cut down on the abdominal wall and having exposed thenecrosed or the stenosed portion, as the case may be, and very carefullyinspect the mesenteric blood supply, as great care has to be taken not to. Fig. 33.—Hairpin method of anastomosis, first stage {French). ligate any vessel that would supply any but the portion removed. Thevessels are ligated by means of a curved needle being passed around themthrough the mesentery, the anastomosing loop of the blood vessel beingtaken up as close to the point of incision as possible. Then an ordinary


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