. Diseases of cattle, sheep, goats and swine. Veterinary medicine. 7()4. GENITO-UllINARY OR<iANS. The pedicles of the ovaries are released, and at once return to the peritoneal cavity, while the operator, in withdrawing his hand, brings with it the knife and the ovaries themselves. The lips of the operative incision come together again spontaneouslv as tlie vagina contracts. This operation is followed by slight colic, which, however, need not cause alarm. Complications: Haemorrhage.—If the incision is unskilfully per- formed, it may in exceptional cases result in injury of the terminal port
. Diseases of cattle, sheep, goats and swine. Veterinary medicine. 7()4. GENITO-UllINARY OR<iANS. The pedicles of the ovaries are released, and at once return to the peritoneal cavity, while the operator, in withdrawing his hand, brings with it the knife and the ovaries themselves. The lips of the operative incision come together again spontaneouslv as tlie vagina contracts. This operation is followed by slight colic, which, however, need not cause alarm. Complications: Haemorrhage.—If the incision is unskilfully per- formed, it may in exceptional cases result in injury of the terminal portion of the aorta or the iliac arteries. The blood then streams past the operator's hand, and the animal dies of internal haemorrhage in a few minutes; nothing can be done. If there is undue haste in manipulating the i'craseitr, the pedicle of the ovary is cut rather than crushed, the vessels close imperfectly, and grave haemorrhage may occur. In cases where luismorrhage is slight the peritoneal clot is readily re - absorbed ; but should the animal happen to be tuber- culous or its vessels hnemorrhage may occur and may. Fig. 321.—Castration of the cow. Second phase. in any other way diseased, fri eventually be foUow'ed by fatal peritonitis. Hernia of the intestine through the vagina is a rare complication nowadays, on account of the small dimensions of the perforations. In former times, when larger incisions were made, it occurred rather frequently. Abscess Formation.—Suppuration of the wound and peritonitis or vaginitis are caused solely by the neglect of antiseptic precautions. Pelvic peritonitis following an operation is indicated, like ordinary acute peritonitis, by loss of appetite, peritonism, colic, Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Moussu, Gustave, 1864-; Dollar, Jno. A. W. (
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