. Manual of operative veterinary surgery. Veterinary surgery. 34 MEANS OF KESTBAINT. the same side, through the ring of the other hind leg, and back to the slot of the maia hobble, where it is secured by the pin- The Bernardot & Buttel apparatus is then put in place screw. and buckled by an assistant, with the surcingle on the side of the patient opposite to that on which he is to be made to Ue. Previ- ous to this, another assistant will have passed a long rope around the body of the animal a little back of the withers, and with still another holds it on what will be the under side when th
. Manual of operative veterinary surgery. Veterinary surgery. 34 MEANS OF KESTBAINT. the same side, through the ring of the other hind leg, and back to the slot of the maia hobble, where it is secured by the pin- The Bernardot & Buttel apparatus is then put in place screw. and buckled by an assistant, with the surcingle on the side of the patient opposite to that on which he is to be made to Ue. Previ- ous to this, another assistant will have passed a long rope around the body of the animal a little back of the withers, and with still another holds it on what will be the under side when the patient Ues down. StUl another assistant is placed at his head, to aid the one who holds it, while yet another grasps the tail, and two others seize the casting rope. The second step of the operation is to reduce the animal's base of support as much as possible, by bringing the four feet together. To do this, the operator, standing in front of the as- sistants who hold the casting rope, has each hind leg in succession raised slightly from the ground and carried forward by the assist- ant having it in charge, a gentle traction being made at the same time upon the casting rope, in order to shorten the length of the chain passing through the hobbles, the assistants at the head meanwhile gently backing the animal stiU more to reduce his area of support, until the equilibrium is so nearly lost that the animal. Pig. 22.—Horse about to be 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 Liautard, Alexandre Franc?ois Augustin, 1835-. New York, Sabiston & Murray
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