Although they usually make it look easy, the lower animals sometimes have trouble bearing their young. Every year, veterinarians deliver an increasing number of animal litters by Caesarian section.
In Union, N.J., Fifi, a two-year-old alley cat, went under ether on the operating table of Veterinarian John J. Petersen, while her three-year-old mistress, Norma Mitchell, paced the floor like an expectant father.
Fifi had given normal birth to one kitten, then continued in labor without further result. Petersen probed her pelvic region, noted that no more kittens were on the way, attempted to stimulate...
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