The veterinary obstetrical compendium : for the farmer and breeder of livestock . »(j OiiSTETuics—D()mi:sticati-:d Animals. The cavity of the eye affords a good point for implant-ing the blunt crotchet, especially if the foetus is dead, asdoes also the angle of the lower jaw, and the ear, on par-ticular occasions. But in this, as when implanted into themuscular tissue, the crotchet must be carefully watched,avoiding the tearing of the tissues of these parts. It is astonishing how quickly wounds will heal thathave been inflicted in the live foetus by the implanting ofthe crotchet. When the foet
The veterinary obstetrical compendium : for the farmer and breeder of livestock . »(j OiiSTETuics—D()mi:sticati-:d Animals. The cavity of the eye affords a good point for implant-ing the blunt crotchet, especially if the foetus is dead, asdoes also the angle of the lower jaw, and the ear, on par-ticular occasions. But in this, as when implanted into themuscular tissue, the crotchet must be carefully watched,avoiding the tearing of the tissues of these parts. It is astonishing how quickly wounds will heal thathave been inflicted in the live foetus by the implanting ofthe crotchet. When the foetus is dead, and especially ifvery much decayed, it is advisable to implant the crotchetat a point where it will become fixed beneath some of thebones, as this will prevent it from tearing out so easily. FORCEPS. The Forceps have not yielded much service to the vet-erinary obstetrist, except with the smaller animals. TheBitch forceps (Fig. 56) has in some cases proved service-. Fig. FORCEPS. able with the Ewe, Goat, Sow, Bitch and Cat. The forcepsare held in position by one hand, while the other hand or afinger of the other hand (according to the size of the ani-mal) introduces and guides the instrument, and allows thepart of the foetus to be seized to be reached by the opera-tor, either with the view of extracting the young creatureor changing its position, according to indications. An es-sential which should not be lost sight of in the forceps forsuch small animals as the Bitch and Cat, is that the blades Obstetrics—Domesticated Animals. 197 should be sufficiently long to seize not only the head, butmuch, if not all the body of the foetus. For as the neckof the foetus in these animals is almost as thick as its head^unless the blad-es of the forceps are sufficiently long tograsp a portion of its body, the head will slip from betweenthe blades. With the small animals the head of the foetus is onlya trifle less than the diameter of the pelvis. Th
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