Animal castration, a book for the use of students and practitioners; (1914) (14760670871)

Identifier: animalcastration01whit (find matches)

Title: Animal castration, a book for the use of students and practitioners;

Year: 1914 (1910s)

Authors: White, George Ransom, 1874- (from old catalog)

Subjects: Castration Spaying

Publisher: Nashville, Tenn., The author

Contributing Library: The Library of Congress

Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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m; B, Cord of Right Descended Testicle;C, Cord of Left Undescended Testicle; D, Right Internal Abdominal Ring; E, Left In-ternal Abdominal Ring; F, Incision through the Abdominal Wall 1 inch above and 1 inchin front of the Internal Abdominal Ring. Observe index and second finger protrudingthrough incision searching for Spermatic Cord. G G, Internal Abdominal Walls; H, Un-descended Testicle floating loose in Abdominal Cavity attached to end of the SpermaticCord. internal abdominal wall (G) and the index finger directly forward,slightly upward toward center of abdominal cavity. By bringingthese two fingers together (Fig. 47) the cord (C) is caught be- 64 Animal Castration tween them. In order to distinguish it (cord) from other ab-dominal viscera it is rubbed between the fingers and the vas def-erens—a hard, wire-like cord—is plainly felt. Nothing else in-side the abdominal cavity has this wire cord like feel, and whenit is felt between the fingers the cord is positively identified.

Text Appearing After Image:

Fig. 47—A, Rectum; B, Cord of Right Descended Testicle; C, Cord of Left Un-descended Testicle; D, Right Internal Abdominal Ring; E, Left Internal AbdominalRing; F, Abdominal Perforation through which is protruded index and second nngerof the operating hand grasping cord (C) of Undescended Testicle; G G, Internal Ab-dominal Walls; H, Undescended (Left) Testicle. Animal Castration 65 (e) Removing Testicle From the Abdominal Cavity—With thecord (C)—and identified as such—between the two fingers mod-erate traction is made and the unattached end of the cord con-taining the testicle will follow through the abdominal perforation(F) into the inguinal canal and out through scrotal incision. Removing Testicle From Cord—Grasp testicle with left hand,with right hand apply chain or ecraseur to cord. With two poundstraction on cord force the ecraseur chain well up in scrotum—atright angles to the cord—take up slack of chain and proceed tosever cord.

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