Excerpt from Surgical and Obstetrical Operations When two methods of operating are given, they are ih serted because each has definite points of superiority over the other. One method may be specially applicable in a given case, another in a different patient where the same operation is to be performed. For example, a milk cow is best spayed through the vagina while a heifer must be operated upon by an incision through the abdominal walls. Considerable stress has been laid upon the surgical anatomy of the parts involved in each operation some uses of the various operations are mentioned some of the chief dangers of each are pointed out and in some cases refer ences to literature upon the operation of the diseases for which the operation is designed, are cited. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.