. Canine medicine and surgery. Dogs. 182 CANINE MEDICINE AND SURGERY cocain has toxic properties and that no more than a tenth of a grain per pound weight of the patient should be injected at one time. The addition of adrenalin to the solution not only delays absorption into the circulation and so diminishes the risk of poisoning, but by constricting the capillaries it renders the operative field comparatively bloodless— a great advantage in some operative procedures. Technic.—The site of operation is shaved and cleaned up as described hereafter, and a sterilized hypodermic syringe is filled w
. Canine medicine and surgery. Dogs. 182 CANINE MEDICINE AND SURGERY cocain has toxic properties and that no more than a tenth of a grain per pound weight of the patient should be injected at one time. The addition of adrenalin to the solution not only delays absorption into the circulation and so diminishes the risk of poisoning, but by constricting the capillaries it renders the operative field comparatively bloodless— a great advantage in some operative procedures. Technic.—The site of operation is shaved and cleaned up as described hereafter, and a sterilized hypodermic syringe is filled with the anesthetic solution. A sterilized needle is introduced under the skin in the usual manner, the syringe attached,. Chloroform Inhaler. a few drops injected, and the needle withdrawn. Within the wheal produced by the first injection the needle is again introduced and another injection made, and so on until the whole operative area is injected. Gentle massage to the part is then applied for a minute or so in order to distribute the solu- tion. A pause of about fifteen minutes must be made before commencing the operation. General Anesthesia Being so easily and safely induced, general anes- thesia in canine practice is by far the most prac- ticable and satisfactory. The general anesthetics most in vogue are chloroform and ether, but various mixtures of these, with or without the addition of alcohol, are often substituted, but with no a'dvan-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Saunders, Charles Greatley, 1875- [from old catalog]. Chicago, American journal of veterinary medicine
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