Forcible delivery is to be accomplished by every means in our power

Forcible delivery is to be accomplished by every means in our power

Forcible delivery is to be accomplished by every means in our power

Forcible delivery is to be accomplished by every means in our power; for it is undertaken only when hope by ordinary process is despaired of. Forceps of any kind, however, are to be employed with extreme care. These instruments are always dangerous in the bitch; as we cannot see, and can but imperfectly feel, so there is little guide to their proper use. The crochet, a blunt hook and for the dog it can hardly be too blunt is to be preferred. As I have before submitted to the public my opinion of this instrument, I here extract from a paper which appeared in The Veterinarian for February, 1847:

THE CROCHET.