Animal castration, a book for the use of students and practitioners; (1914) (14577459357)

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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Fig. 109—Severing Spermatic Cord with the Emasculator.B, Testicle; C, Emasculator. A, Incision; Animal Castration 139 point is selected to the left of the median line of the abdomen andabout midway between brim of pelvis and prepuce (See Figure108). The incision is made 2 1-2 inches long—through all coats of theabdominal wall. Through this incision the index finger of righthand is passed and a search made in the sub-lumbar region for thespermatic cord. This cord is usually easy to locate. Withdrawcord through abdominal incision and the testicle follows natur-ally. Sever cord with the emascnlator (Figure 109) and replaceits stump in abdominal cavity. All that remains to he done is tosuture up abdominal incision. This is done by two through andthrough interrupted sutures. See Figure IK).
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Fig. 110—Incision Closed with 3 Interrupted Sutures. D, Sutures; E, Incision. 140 Animal Castration After Care and Treatment-The dog should be placed in sani-tary close quarters for 6 or 7 days; during this period no exercisemust be allowed and the diet should be of a light, easily digestiblecharacter, and limited. The two end sutures may be removed onthe third day and the middle one on the fifth day. Animal Castration 141 CHAPTER XI. CASTEATION OF THE CAT. Objects and Indications—In order that they will remain con-tented at home. Age—The operation can be done safely at any age. Season—All seasons. Preparation—Same, as for castration of the dog. Restraint—Remember that a cat will scratch as well as bite andwe must take the necessary precautions to protect ourselves fromboth. Two favorite methods of restraint—either of which aresatisfactory—are as follows: (a) With all four feet tucked up against the abdomen, wrapthe animal in a towel, leaving its posterior portion expo